Written answers

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Department of Agriculture and Food

Rural Environment Protection Scheme

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1585: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme applicants that have been inspected in the western region in each of the past five years; the percentage of participants that have been inspected; and the number of REP scheme participants inspected on more than one occasion during their specific REP scheme period. [30428/08]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Details for the counties of Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim are set out in tabular form below. The percentage figures are expressed as a proportion of farmers active in REPS at the end of each calendar year.

YearNumber of REPS farm Inspections% of western applicants inspected
20033,63126
20043,80924
20054,63727
20062,96613
20071,6339

The number of farmers inspected more than once between 1/1/03 and 31/12/07 during the same REPS contract is as follows:

Galway — 1,104

Mayo — 1,188

Sligo — 384

Leitrim — 315

Roscommon — 517.

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