Written answers
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Single Payment Scheme Data
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in counties Longford and Westmeath in receipt of the single farm payment; and the percentage these farmers were under in 2014, for example €10,000 to €20,000, €20,001 to €30,000, €30,001 to €40,000, €40,001 to €50,000, €50,001 to €60,000 and so on. [14298/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of eligible applications received from farmers in Longford under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme was 2,28 7 and the number received from farmers in Westmeath was 2,8 52 . A breakdown of the figures requested is below: Longford
| Category | Num ber of farmers p aid | % total paid in category |
|---|---|---|
| Under € 10 , 000 | 1,694 | 74.07% |
| € 10 , 00 1 to €2 0 , 000 | 410 | 17.93 % |
| € 20 , 00 1to € 30 , 000 | 110 | 4.81 % |
| € 30 , 00 1 to € 40 , 000 | 37 | 1.62% |
| € 40 , 00 1to € 50 , 000 | 15 | 0.66% |
| € 50 ,0 0 1to € 60 , 000 | 7 | 0.31% |
| € 60 , 00 1 to € 70 , 000 | 5 | 0.22% |
| € 70 , 00 1to € 80 , 000 | 6 | 0.26% |
| € 80 , 00 1to €9 0 , 000 | 2 | 0.09% |
| € 90 , 00 1 to€ 100 , 000 | 1 | 0.04% |
Westmeath
| Category | Number of farmers paid | % total paid in category |
|---|---|---|
| Under €10,000 | 1,794 | 62.90% |
| €10,001 to €20,000 | 629 | 22.05% |
| €20,001 to €30,000 | 220 | 7.71% |
| €30,001 to €40,000 | 105 | 3.68% |
| € 40 , 00 1to € 50 , 000 | 37 | 1.30% |
| € 50 ,0 0 1to € 60 , 000 | 23 | 0.81% |
| € 60 , 00 1 to € 70 , 000 | 16 | 0.56% |
| € 70 , 00 1to € 80 , 000 | 11 | 0.39% |
| € 80 , 00 1to €9 0 , 000 | 4 | 0.14% |
| € 90 , 00 1 to€ 100 , 000 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Greater than € 100 , 000 | 10 | 0.35% |
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