Written answers
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Farms Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time and part-time farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2695/16]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The latest figures from the C.S.O. Farm Structures Survey 2013 show the following:
| Full-time and part-time farmers | Numbers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Family Farms (000s) | 139. 1 | 100% |
| Sole Occupation | 70.3 | 51% |
| Major Occupation | 35.2 | 25% |
| Subsidiary Occupation | 33.5 | 24% |
Source: CSO Farm Structures Survey, 2013
Sole Occupation: If an individual engaged in farmwork had no other occupation from which an income was earned, then farmwork was the sole occupation.
Major Occupation: If farmwork took up the greater part of a worker’s time, it was regarded as a major occupation.
Subsidiary Occupation:If the time spent on gainful non-farming activity exceeded that spent on farmwork then farmwork was regarded as a subsidiary occupation. Gainful non-farming activity includes paid farmwork on other farms and all other non-farming activities from which an income was obtained, whether undertaken on or off the farm.
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