Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Department of Agriculture and Food
Agri-environmental Scheme
11:00 pm
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1658: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applicants who have been assessed for the new agri-environmental options scheme; the number of persons who applied for the scheme on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32936/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Letters of approval have issued to almost 6,000 applicants for the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS), giving farmers a start date in the scheme from 1 September 2010. This represents almost two-thirds of all applicants and the processing of these applications was carried out within a challenging time-frame. My officials are giving priority to processing the remaining applications with a view to issuing further approvals as soon as possible.
The following table sets out the number of applications received by county.
County | Total |
Carlow | 115 |
Cavan | 276 |
Clare | 426 |
Cork | 632 |
Donegal | 766 |
Dublin | 21 |
Galway | 973 |
Kerry | 425 |
Kildare | 102 |
Kilkenny | 317 |
Laois | 235 |
Leitrim | 439 |
Limerick | 358 |
Longford | 128 |
Louth | 76 |
Mayo | 1,063 |
Meath | 219 |
Monaghan | 262 |
Offaly | 161 |
Roscommon | 458 |
Sligo | 340 |
Tipperary | 496 |
Waterford | 191 |
Westmeath | 274 |
Wexford | 263 |
Wicklow | 131 |
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