Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Éamon 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]
Éamon 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]
Simon 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 hectare | Number of farmers | Total Area (ha) |
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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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