Grazing Rights

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 June 2014

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Ceisteanna (175)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

175. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and percentage of farms in County Donegal that have grazing rights to commonage land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Under the 2013 Area-Based Schemes, 2,698 applicants from County Donegal declared eligible commonage land in their application forms. This number amounts to some 30% of all applicants under the 2013 Schemes in that County.