Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a map indicating the areas classified and the various designations of mountain, more severely and less severely handicapped areas, for each county currently in the ANC scheme. [25159/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Disadvantaged agricultural area was first introduced in Ireland in 1975 and was based on a range of socio-economic factors.  At present, over 5 million hectares are designated as disadvantaged under the scheme.  An official from my Department has forwarded a copy of the current map of designated land directly to the Deputy.