Written answers

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Agriculture Scheme Payments

8:00 pm

Photo of Dominic HanniganDominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 670: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments that have been made to farmers in County Meath in the past 12 months; under what schemes have these payments been made; the amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34917/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is only readily available on a calendar year basis. Accordingly, the following table sets out the schemes and total amount paid under each to some 3,823 farmers with addresses in Co Meath in respect of the year 2011:

Scheme DescriptionTotal Paid
Arable Aid€14,176.30
Agri-Environment Options Scheme€350,243.46
General Disease Control & Eradication€7,704.00
Area Based Compensatory Allowance Scheme€2,523,594.63
Suckler Cow Animal Welfare Scheme 2008-201€917,575.77
BioEnergy Scheme€8,494.13
Dairy Compensation Scheme€2,360.00
Dairy Efficiency Scheme€150,774.00
Ewe & Goat Premium€3,034.08
Extensification Premium€2,158.40
Forestry NDP Support Schemes Forest Owners€81,532.14
Grassland Sheep Scheme€547,809.94
Housing/Handling for Alternative Enterprise€26,356.90
NDP-Farm Waste Management€1,344,916.63
RDP Afforestation Programme€2,146,093.53
Agri -Environment Programme€5,679,032.71
Special Beef Premium€2,452.98
SCRAPIE COMPENSATION€5,208.00
Single Farm Payment€54,257,931.50
SINGLE FARM PAYMENT / ENERGY CROP€450.15
Single Farm Payment / Protein Crop Premium€10,200.84
Slaughter Premium€1,370.19
TB Grants to Herdowners€800,574.02
Total€68,884,044.30

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