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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 October 2014

Thursday, 16 October 2014

Ceisteanna (115)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

115. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total disadvantaged area payment paid out to date in 2014; the number of farmers paid to date; the total number of applications received and the percentage paid to date broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39709/14]

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Freagraí scríofa

Payment under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September 2014 as was promised. Payments continue to be made in twice weekly payment runs as applications are fully processed or when the applicants satisfy all of the eligibility criteria of the Scheme. Details of payments to date by county are illustrated in the following tabular statement. It should be borne in mind that the actual percentage of applicants paid is higher than what is illustrated as many of the applicants will not be eligible for payment as they will not meet the minimum stocking requirement of the Scheme with some maintaining no livestock at all.

County Name

Number of applicants

Number of applicants paid

Amount paid

Percentage Paid

Carlow

701

616

€1,223,419.72

87.87

Cavan

4,603

4,111

€8,547,274.70

89.31

Clare

5,798

4,897

€11,160,540.54

84.46

Cork

6,670

5,240

€11,527,668.51

78.56

Donegal

7,878

6,048

€13,630,011.40

76.77

Dublin

116

66

€125,536.69

56.9

Galway

11,304

9,057

€18,777,782.31

80.12

Kerry

7,193

5,734

€13,675,626.11

79.72

Kildare

461

376

€636,738.58

81.56

Kilkenny

1,657

1,335

€2,663,370.89

80.57

Laois

1,589

1,288

€2,441,277.74

81.06

Leitrim

3,276

2,460

€5,356,014.73

75.09

Limerick

2,705

2,364

€4,398,448.69

87.39

Longford

2,262

1,846

€3,873,278.46

81.61

Louth

683

565

€918,336.79

82.72

Mayo

10,867

8,542

€17,558,308.85

78.6

Meath

1,240

1,084

€1,884,639.58

87.42

Monaghan

3,892

3,223

€6,175,435.49

82.81

Offaly

2,246

1,852

€3,490,189.27

82.46

Roscommon

5,408

4,491

€9,479,965.97

83.04

Sligo

3,794

2,994

€6,246,625.20

78.91

Tipperary

4,201

3,525

€7,136,715.15

83.91

Waterford

1,312

1,162

€2,292,323.06

88.57

Westmeath

2,494

2,086

€4,017,703.16

83.64

Wexford

1,286

1,016

€1,784,697.49

79

Wicklow

1,627

1,280

€2,980,849.28

78.67

TOTALS

95,263

77,258

€162,002,778.36

81.1

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