Written answers
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Suckler Cow Quota
9:00 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 426: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applicants under the suckler cow welfare scheme on a county basis in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37064/08]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Suckler Welfare Scheme runs from January 2008 to December 2012. The closing date for applications was 31 March 2008. Late applications were accepted up to 25 April 2008 with a percentage reduction penalty. The total number of applications received up to 25 April 2008 is shown in the table.
| County | Number of applications |
| Carlow | 700 |
| Cavan | 2,461 |
| Clare | 3,788 |
| Cork | 3,595 |
| Donegal | 3,192 |
| Dublin | 138 |
| Galway | 6,151 |
| Kerry | 2,666 |
| Kildare | 664 |
| Kilkenny | 1,408 |
| Laois | 1,272 |
| Leitrim | 2,127 |
| Limerick | 1,688 |
| Longford | 1,402 |
| Louth | 470 |
| Mayo | 5,522 |
| Meath | 1,268 |
| Monaghan | 1,826 |
| Offaly | 1,336 |
| Roscommon | 3,187 |
| Sligo | 2,168 |
| Tipperary | 2,510 |
| Waterford | 797 |
| Westmeath | 1,464 |
| Wexford | 1,310 |
| Wicklow | 846 |
Total number of applications received: 53,963.
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