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Thursday, 11 July 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Farm Assist Scheme Data

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie 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]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina 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.

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019(June)
Carlow1029584757669586052 47
Cavan401407404344326300265254219 217
Clare637643609566521455 400346307 274
Cork917957922840788689606542475 441
Donegal1,3891,4911,5341,49214581,2991,2941,2651,086 1,123
Dublin113537283230 332723 21
Galway1,1331,1371,1121,0351000858 767714635 601
Kerry742819818766721717 568523548 433
Kildare565353393728 192118 18
Kilkenny173154146128120108 918674 73
Laois149177158128116104 948571 62
Leitrim331377394396377366 331301275 253
Limerick265247250231216180 164139128 113
Longford176258260232205177 139130126 111
Louth818487798272 596059 56
Mayo1,6841,8691,8131,69116141,471 1,2891,1561,084 1,013
Meath908293818167 554948 44
Monaghan516545504468446386 344319286 273
Offaly1271331301079789 767260 59
Roscommon407433424384356319 276262235 214
Sligo478315310283283251 228210182 173
Tipperary350402404363336300 269252223 215
Waterford849692857870 646152 51
Westmeath134193197166153131 1209991 81
Wexford202255248224223195 166151137 129
Wicklow797679726759 535041 37
Total10,17411,33311,16210.3039,8098,7907,8287,2346,535 6,132

Farm Assist expenditure 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019.

YearExpenditure

€million
2010110.93
2011113.72
2012108.17
201399.18
201493.63
201588.49
201678.83
201778.18
201873.82
2019 (Provisional outturn end June)34.25

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