Written answers
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Farm Assist Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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917. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist; the amount paid by county in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31203/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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A detailed breakdown of the number of recipients of Farm Assist by county in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019 is attached in table 1.
An equivalent breakdown of Farm Assist expenditure by county is not available. However, the nationwide expenditure in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019 is detailed in table 2.
Tabular statement attached/.....
Table 1: Farm Assist recipients by county 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019.
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019(June) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 102 | 95 | 84 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 60 | 52 | 47 |
Cavan | 401 | 407 | 404 | 344 | 326 | 300 | 265 | 254 | 219 | 217 |
Clare | 637 | 643 | 609 | 566 | 521 | 455 | 400 | 346 | 307 | 274 |
Cork | 917 | 957 | 922 | 840 | 788 | 689 | 606 | 542 | 475 | 441 |
Donegal | 1,389 | 1,491 | 1,534 | 1,492 | 1458 | 1,299 | 1,294 | 1,265 | 1,086 | 1,123 |
Dublin | 11 | 35 | 37 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Galway | 1,133 | 1,137 | 1,112 | 1,035 | 1000 | 858 | 767 | 714 | 635 | 601 |
Kerry | 742 | 819 | 818 | 766 | 721 | 717 | 568 | 523 | 548 | 433 |
Kildare | 56 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Kilkenny | 173 | 154 | 146 | 128 | 120 | 108 | 91 | 86 | 74 | 73 |
Laois | 149 | 177 | 158 | 128 | 116 | 104 | 94 | 85 | 71 | 62 |
Leitrim | 331 | 377 | 394 | 396 | 377 | 366 | 331 | 301 | 275 | 253 |
Limerick | 265 | 247 | 250 | 231 | 216 | 180 | 164 | 139 | 128 | 113 |
Longford | 176 | 258 | 260 | 232 | 205 | 177 | 139 | 130 | 126 | 111 |
Louth | 81 | 84 | 87 | 79 | 82 | 72 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
Mayo | 1,684 | 1,869 | 1,813 | 1,691 | 1614 | 1,471 | 1,289 | 1,156 | 1,084 | 1,013 |
Meath | 90 | 82 | 93 | 81 | 81 | 67 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 44 |
Monaghan | 516 | 545 | 504 | 468 | 446 | 386 | 344 | 319 | 286 | 273 |
Offaly | 127 | 133 | 130 | 107 | 97 | 89 | 76 | 72 | 60 | 59 |
Roscommon | 407 | 433 | 424 | 384 | 356 | 319 | 276 | 262 | 235 | 214 |
Sligo | 478 | 315 | 310 | 283 | 283 | 251 | 228 | 210 | 182 | 173 |
Tipperary | 350 | 402 | 404 | 363 | 336 | 300 | 269 | 252 | 223 | 215 |
Waterford | 84 | 96 | 92 | 85 | 78 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 51 |
Westmeath | 134 | 193 | 197 | 166 | 153 | 131 | 120 | 99 | 91 | 81 |
Wexford | 202 | 255 | 248 | 224 | 223 | 195 | 166 | 151 | 137 | 129 |
Wicklow | 79 | 76 | 79 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 41 | 37 |
Total | 10,174 | 11,333 | 11,162 | 10.303 | 9,809 | 8,790 | 7,828 | 7,234 | 6,535 | 6,132 |
Farm Assist expenditure 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019.
Year | Expenditure €million |
---|---|
2010 | 110.93 |
2011 | 113.72 |
2012 | 108.17 |
2013 | 99.18 |
2014 | 93.63 |
2015 | 88.49 |
2016 | 78.83 |
2017 | 78.18 |
2018 | 73.82 |
2019 (Provisional outturn end June) | 34.25 |
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