Written answers
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Farm Statistics
11:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 153: To ask the Taoiseach the number of full-time farmers in 1996; the number currently engaged in full-time farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24979/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Farm Structure Survey provides estimates of farm numbers and the following table shows figures for June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 (the latest year currently available).
| Number of active farms from 1995 to 2003 (the latest data available) | |||
| Year | Farmwork is sole occupation of farm owner | Farmwork is not sole occupation of farm owner | Total |
| No. of Farms ('000) | |||
| 1995 | 101.2 | 51.8 | 153.0 |
| 1997 | 98.3 | 49.3 | 147.6 |
| 2000* | 78.7 | 62.6 | 141.3 |
| 2003 | 77.9 | 57.2 | 135.1 |
| *June 2000 Census of Agriculture figure. |
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