Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 May 2018
480. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers accepted into the new environment scheme for farmers with designated land by farms under 10 ha, 10 to 15 ha, 15 to 20 ha and more than 20 ha, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23230/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI understand the scheme referred to by the Deputy is the new Hen Harrier Programme, which is a locally led initiative supported by my Department under the European Innovation Partnership measure of Ireland's Rural Development Programme.
Recruitment into the Programme is done on a monthly basis by the Project Team and this process is expected to continue for several months yet. To date, the breakdown of farmers accepted into the Programme across all six SPA designated areas is as follows:
|
Designated land |
No. of farmers |
|
<10 hectares |
68 farmers |
|
10-15 hectares |
61 farmers |
|
15-20 hectares |
47 farmers |
|
>20 hectares |
516 farmers |
|
TOTAL |
692 farmers |
