Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of farmers who have received income support from the rural social scheme in County Meath in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the funding levels for the rural social scheme in County Meath in the above mentioned years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44031/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Currently there is provision for 2,600 Participants and 130 Supervisors on the Rural Social Scheme (RSS). All available places (both Participant and Supervisor) have been allocated and quotas have been assigned to each of the Implementing Bodies who manage the Scheme on my Department's behalf throughout the country. The RSS is managed in Meath by Meath Community Rural & Social Development Partnership Ltd who have been allocated a total of 16 RSS Participant places and 1 Supervisor place.

The funding provided in respect of the RSS from 2008 to end October 2010 is set out in the Table below.