Written answers

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Single Payment Scheme Payments

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 main farm enterprises of the farmers in receipt of €50,000 or more single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45243/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The figures sought by the Deputy could not be compiled within the available timescale. However, I will arrange, to the extent possible, to have the material provided directly to the Deputy.

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 amount of single payment paid in 2011 to farmers in receipt of €50,000 or more single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45244/12]

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 the amount of single payment paid in 2011 to farmers in receipt of less than €50,000 single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45245/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together.

The total paid to farmers who received more than €50,000 under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme amounted to €151,208,277.28. The total paid to farmers who received less than €50,000 under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme amounted to €1,085,167,567.87.

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