Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 May 2017
226. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a map indicating the areas classified and the various designations of mountain, more severely and less severely handicapped areas, for each county currently in the ANC scheme. [25159/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraDisadvantaged agricultural area was first introduced in Ireland in 1975 and was based on a range of socio-economic factors. At present, over 5 million hectares are designated as disadvantaged under the scheme. An official from my Department has forwarded a copy of the current map of designated land directly to the Deputy.
