Written answers
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Single Payment Scheme Expenditure
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 in receipt of the single farm payment who have less than 15 ha of eligible land; between 15ha and 25ha of land; between 25ha and 32ha of land; between 32ha of land and 50ha of land; between 50ha of land and 100ha of land; and over 100 ha of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14364/13]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The 2010 SPS payment database, which my Department has used to model various CAP reform proposals, shows the following distribution by farm size:
| - | Less than 15 ha | 15 to 25 ha | 25 to 32 ha | 32 to 50 ha | 50 to 100 ha | Over 100 ha | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Farmers | 27,963 | 25,947 | 14,554 | 27,164 | 22,046 | 5,406 | 123,080 |
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