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.
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2015
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2016
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2017 (to date)
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County
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Num Applied
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Num Eligible
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Num Applied
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Num Eligible
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Num Applied
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Num Eligible
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Carlow
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988
|
764
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966
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738
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1,029
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743
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Cavan
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4,962
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4,899
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4,838
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4,772
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4,812
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4,755
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Clare
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6,218
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6,152
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6,040
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5,977
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6,049
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6,001
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Cork
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10,211
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7,165
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10,219
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6,990
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10,653
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7,020
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Donegal
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8,944
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8,711
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8,787
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8,575
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8,805
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8,580
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Dublin
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198
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152
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203
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152
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291
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157
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Galway
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12,431
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12,128
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12,070
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11,884
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11,996
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11,850
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Kerry
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7,931
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7,788
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7,734
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7,596
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7,745
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7,605
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Kildare
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|
994
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531
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1,150
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525
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1,189
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534
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Kilkenny
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2,473
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1,789
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2,649
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1,733
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2,715
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1,731
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Laois
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2,398
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1,738
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2,355
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1,689
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2,412
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1,687
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Leitrim
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3,575
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3,537
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3,437
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3,406
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3,434
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3,407
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Limerick
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4,112
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2,978
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4,123
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2,884
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4,258
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2,902
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Longford
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2,438
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2,406
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2,358
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2,334
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2,355
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2,330
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Louth
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1,118
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806
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1,087
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777
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1,126
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783
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Mayo
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11,811
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11,664
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11,498
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11,385
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11,437
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11,342
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Meath
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2,400
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1,362
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2,380
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1,322
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2,483
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1,342
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Monaghan
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4,244
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4,144
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4,116
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4,012
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4,095
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4,006
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Offaly
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2,891
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2,448
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2,813
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2,384
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2,856
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2,396
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Roscommon
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5,860
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5,805
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5,648
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5,596
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5,649
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5,609
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Sligo
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4,131
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4,076
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4,003
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3,937
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3,990
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3,943
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Tipperary
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6,016
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4,570
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5,870
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4,428
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6,057
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4,433
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Waterford
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2,019
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1,455
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2,034
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1,411
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2,050
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1,413
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Westmeath
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2,976
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2,704
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2,879
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2,622
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2,909
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2,638
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Wexford
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2,740
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1,514
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2,642
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1,482
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|
2,968
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1,498
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Wicklow
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2,020
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1,847
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1,967
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1,788
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2,005
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1,795
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Total
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116,099
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103,133
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113,866
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100,399
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115,368
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100,500
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