Written answers

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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908. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers broken down by county who were paid for the suckler cow welfare scheme in the most recent year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13852/14]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following tabular statement provides details of the applicants and amounts paid by county for calves born during 2012, which was the final year of the five-year Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme.

County
Number of Applicants paid
Amount paid
CARLOW
390
€393,871
CAVAN
1,376
€1,027,321
CLARE
2,280
€1,781,408
CORK
1,897
€1,595,034
DONEGAL
1,722
€928,644
DUBLIN
55
€46,210
GALWAY
3,392
€2,380,381
KERRY
1,414
€90,6374
KILDARE
337
€363,529
KILKENNY
813
€909,823
LAOIS
727
€761,283
LEITRIM
1,214
€610,907
LIMERICK
796
€684,194
LONGFORD
794
€601,866
LOUTH
240
€222,142
MAYO
3,109
€1,699,055
MEATH
614
€653,526
MONAGHAN
992
€685,883
OFFALY
682
€675,175
ROSCOMMON
1,770
€1,212,336
SLIGO
1,205
€689,431
TIPPERARY
1,319
€1,462,373
WATERFORD
452
€563,981
WESTMEATH
789
€785,142
WEXFORD
668
€731,295
WICKLOW
456
€450,757
Total
29,503
€22,821,941

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