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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Department of Social Protection

Farm Assist Scheme Data

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1243. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist and the amount paid in each county, in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34766/17]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The recipient information and national expenditure for Farm Assist requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statements.

The Department does not collate statistics on expenditure on a county by county basis for Farm Assist.

Farm Assist Recipients by County Breakdown

Dec-12Dec-13Dec-14Dec-15Dec-16Jun-17
Carlow847576695857
Cavan404344326300265262
Clare609566521455400392
Cork922840788689606594
Donegal1,5341,4921,4581,3781,2941,287
Dublin372832303331
Galway1,1121,0351,000858767762
Kerry818766721638568569
Kildare533937281920
Kilkenny1461281201089187
Laois1581281161049479
Leitrim394396377366331325
Limerick250231216180164160
Longford260232205177139138
Louth877982725960
Mayo1,8131,6911,6141,4711,2891,288
Meath938181675552
Monaghan504468446386344339
Offaly13010797897679
Roscommon424384356319276276
Sligo310283283251228226
Tipperary404363336300269262
Waterford928578706458
Westmeath197166153131120119
Wexford248224223195166160
Wicklow797267595354
Total11,16210,3039,8098,7907,8287,736

Expenditure on Farm Assist 2012 – 2016

20122013201420152016
€000€000€000€000€000
108,17099,17893,63288,48778,831

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