Written answers
Thursday, 3 November 2005
Department of Agriculture and Food
Grant Payments
5:00 pm
Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 204: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers in County Kerry in receipt of EU subsidies or premia in 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32167/05]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the number of farmers in County Kerry in receipt of EU subsidies or premia in 2003 are set out in the table below:
Scheme | Number of recipients |
Area based compensatory allowance | 7,435 |
Suckler cow premium | 3,162 |
Ewe premium | 2,115 |
Extensification premium | 4,420 |
Slaughter premium* | 4,871 |
Special beef premium* | 6,473 |
Arable aid | 183 |
* The figures shown refer to the number of payments made rather than applicants paid, as a producer may submit more than one application or slaughter animals on more than one date. |
Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers in County Kerry who are in receipt of the single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32168/05]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Approximately 8,500 farmers in County Kerry have established entitlements under the single payment scheme. The value of these entitlements is in excess of €47 million.
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