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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 November 2017

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Ceisteanna (382)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

382. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons participating in the areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme, by county, on an annual basis over the 2014 to 2017 period, in tabular form; the annual budget allocation for the scheme in this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51173/17]

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Statistics in relation to participants in the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme at a county level for scheme years 2015, 2016 and 2017 (to date) are set out in the following table.

The annual allocation for the Areas of Natural Constraints scheme, including the Areas of Specific Constraint Island Farming scheme, from 2015 to 2017 was €202 million.

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2017 (to date)

County

 

Num Applied

Num Eligible

 

Num Applied

Num Eligible

 

Num Applied

Num Eligible

Carlow

 

988

764

 

966

738

 

1,029

743

Cavan

 

4,962

4,899

 

4,838

4,772

 

4,812

4,755

Clare

 

6,218

6,152

 

6,040

5,977

 

6,049

6,001

Cork

 

10,211

7,165

 

10,219

6,990

 

10,653

7,020

Donegal

 

8,944

8,711

 

8,787

8,575

 

8,805

8,580

Dublin

 

198

152

 

203

152

 

291

157

Galway

 

12,431

12,128

 

12,070

11,884

 

11,996

11,850

Kerry

 

7,931

7,788

 

7,734

7,596

 

7,745

7,605

Kildare

 

994

531

 

1,150

525

 

1,189

534

Kilkenny

 

2,473

1,789

 

2,649

1,733

 

2,715

1,731

Laois

 

2,398

1,738

 

2,355

1,689

 

2,412

1,687

Leitrim

 

3,575

3,537

 

3,437

3,406

 

3,434

3,407

Limerick

 

4,112

2,978

 

4,123

2,884

 

4,258

2,902

Longford

 

2,438

2,406

 

2,358

2,334

 

2,355

2,330

Louth

 

1,118

806

 

1,087

777

 

1,126

783

Mayo

 

11,811

11,664

 

11,498

11,385

 

11,437

11,342

Meath

 

2,400

1,362

 

2,380

1,322

 

2,483

1,342

Monaghan

 

4,244

4,144

 

4,116

4,012

 

4,095

4,006

Offaly

 

2,891

2,448

 

2,813

2,384

 

2,856

2,396

Roscommon

 

5,860

5,805

 

5,648

5,596

 

5,649

5,609

Sligo

 

4,131

4,076

 

4,003

3,937

 

3,990

3,943

Tipperary

 

6,016

4,570

 

5,870

4,428

 

6,057

4,433

Waterford

 

2,019

1,455

 

2,034

1,411

 

2,050

1,413

Westmeath

 

2,976

2,704

 

2,879

2,622

 

2,909

2,638

Wexford

 

2,740

1,514

 

2,642

1,482

 

2,968

1,498

Wicklow

 

2,020

1,847

 

1,967

1,788

 

2,005

1,795

Total

 

116,099

103,133

 

113,866

100,399

 

115,368

100,500

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