Written answers

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have single farm payment entitlements of in excess of €1,000 per hectare; the number of farmers with entitlements of between €500 per hectare and less than €1,000 per hectare; the number that have entitlements of between €250 and less than €500 per hectare; the number with entitlements of between €100 per hectare and less than €250 per hectare; the number with entitlements of less than €100 pe hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37861/12]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of both the entitlements and the number of hectares for farmers in receipt of the single payment, with the entitlements per hectare cross referenced to the number of hectares in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39176/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1382 and 1428 together.

This table sets out the information requested.

2010 payment category per hectareNumber of farmersTotal Area (ha)
Less than €100 per ha *
24,042
787,109
€100 to €250 per ha
45,105
1,488,474
€250 to €500 per ha
53,142
2,101,559
€500 to €1,000 per ha
7,401
332,799
Greater than €1,000 per ha
221
7,620
TOTAL
129,911
4,717,560

Notes: The total of 129,911 farmers excludes 1,891 farms with eligible area under 3 hectares.

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