Written answers
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Sheep Welfare Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep farmers and the number of applications to the sheep welfare scheme; the number of approved applications; the number of applications that did not meet the scheme's criteria; the number of persons who withdrew from the scheme after being approved; the number of persons who have been approved for their 85% advance payments; and the number of persons who have been issued a payment to date, by county, in tabular form. [49646/17]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.
County | Total Number of Sheep Farmers * | Total Number of Applications | Number of Applications Withdrawn | Total Number of applications not meeting scheme criteria | Total Number of Approved Applications | Number Applicants Paid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 754 | 470 | 4 | 43 | 423 | 423 |
Cavan | 958 | 477 | 7 | 47 | 423 | 423 |
Clare | 619 | 252 | 10 | 27 | 215 | 215 |
Cork | 1,794 | 1072 | 9 | 61 | 1002 | 1002 |
Donegal | 5,967 | 3783 | 39 | 160 | 3584 | 3584 |
Dubin | 207 | 110 | 1 | 5 | 104 | 104 |
Galway | 4,309 | 2573 | 38 | 133 | 2402 | 2402 |
Kerry | 2,463 | 1774 | 13 | 79 | 1682 | 1682 |
Kildare | 717 | 429 | 10 | 57 | 362 | 362 |
Kilkenny | 521 | 330 | 6 | 33 | 291 | 291 |
Laois | 475 | 283 | 3 | 28 | 252 | 252 |
Leitrim | 1,115 | 732 | 17 | 29 | 686 | 686 |
Limerick | 256 | 109 | 1 | 16 | 92 | 92 |
Longford | 452 | 258 | 8 | 24 | 226 | 226 |
Louth | 391 | 256 | 4 | 20 | 232 | 232 |
Mayo | 4,897 | 3184 | 36 | 132 | 3016 | 3016 |
Meath | 1,080 | 643 | 13 | 65 | 565 | 565 |
Monaghan | 515 | 254 | 2 | 35 | 217 | 217 |
Offaly | 630 | 332 | 8 | 35 | 289 | 289 |
Roscommon | 1,859 | 1128 | 26 | 63 | 1039 | 1039 |
Sligo | 1,603 | 947 | 14 | 51 | 882 | 882 |
Tipperary | 986 | 527 | 14 | 58 | 455 | 455 |
Waterford | 442 | 268 | 2 | 32 | 234 | 234 |
Westmeath | 787 | 462 | 12 | 48 | 402 | 402 |
Wexford | 1,155 | 663 | 11 | 77 | 575 | 575 |
Wicklow | 1,361 | 957 | 9 | 83 | 865 | 865 |
Totals | 36,313 | 22,273 | 317 | 1,441 | 20,515 | 20,515 |
Please note that a variety of cases are included in the category of applications "not meeting scheme criteria". Some of these may qualify for payment once the issue with the application has been rectified, while others are ineligible for payment.
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