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Thursday, 23 February 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Schemes

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participating persons who make CAP Pillar1 and RDP scheme Pillar 2 applications online or via paper based on latest figures in tabular form; the percentage breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9444/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The most recent figures in relation to online and paper applicants for Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 schemes administered by my Department are set out in the following table.

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Online Applications
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Paper Applications
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SchemeNumber of Participants% of ParticipantsNumber of Participants% of ParticipantsTotal Number of Participants
Basic Payment Scheme101,00576.68%30,72323.32%131,728
Area of Natural Constraints77,69978%21,77522%99,474
Protein Aid Scheme1,09098.73%141.27%1,104
Young Farmers Scheme6,36368.79%2,88731.21%9,250
Beef Data and Genomics Programme (B.D.G.P.)4,44518%20,14982%24,594
Knowledge Transfer Programme20,252100%N/AN/A20,252
TAMS II 10,672100%N/AN/A10,672
GLAS 51,000100%N/AN/A51,000
Sheep Welfare Scheme(*Preliminary Figure)N/AN/A21,500100%21,500
Organic Farming Scheme1,26473%47627%1,740
Collaborate Farming Scheme 54492%458%589

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