Written answers

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Statistics

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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926. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers broken down by county leaving the REP scheme and the agri-environment scheme in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46574/13]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Based on current active participation rates, the numbers of farmers who will be exiting the REPS scheme, having completed their five year contract, is set out in tabular form.

COUNTY201320142015
Carlow941858
Cavan40762341
Clare57675029
Cork 12741831249
Donegal89389831
Dublin21273
Galway1309142758
Kerry91999748
Kildare1372175
Kilkenny2875219
Laois26149615
Leitrim28953828
Limerick53677552
Longford3323141
Louth911210
Mayo1178144883
Meath2253225
Monaghan35052111
Offaly27241618
Roscommon63371343
Sligo41946023
Tipperary 704111835
Waterford2763548
Westmeath24443718
Wexford38240720
Wicklow1452348
Total 12,25416,150849
Based on current active participation levels, the number of farmers leaving AEOS 1, 2 and 3 having completed their five year contract, is set out in tabular form.
County
AEOS I 2015
AEOS II 2016
AEOS III

2018
Carlow
98
32
25
Cavan
230
176
138
Clare
385
372
356
Cork
491
361
316
Donegal
662
887
1060
Dublin
17
7
5
Galway
851
817
1006
Kerry
353
373
619
Kildare
79
34
16
Kilkenny
270
114
31
Laois
167
70
26
Leitrim
394
231
278
Limerick
261
203
116
Longford
117
84
42
Louth
58
33
23
Mayo
965
893
997
Meath
176
72
32
Monaghan
219
109
67
Offaly
140
89
68
Roscommon
401
344
274
Sligo
299
201
220
Tipperary
392
252
92
Waterford
144
49
54
Westmeath
232
107
58
Wexford
191
84
27
Wicklow
104
56
45
Total
7696
6050
5991

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