Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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381. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons approved under the areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme by each respective area designation, namely, mountain type land, more severely handicapped lowland, less severely handicapped lowland and areas of specific constraints and the islands, in tabular form; the payment rate for each respective area designation; the amount of funds under the scheme that have been drawn down to date under each area designation in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51172/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as it is available.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons participating in the areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme, by county, on an annual basis over the 2014 to 2017 period, in tabular form; the annual budget allocation for the scheme in this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51173/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Statistics in relation to participants in the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme at a county level for scheme years 2015, 2016 and 2017 (to date) are set out in the following table.

The annual allocation for the Areas of Natural Constraints scheme, including the Areas of Specific Constraint Island Farming scheme, from 2015 to 2017 was €202 million.