Written answers
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Sheep Welfare Scheme
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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688. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of the sheep welfare scheme by county; the average payment to each recipient by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7917/20]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The table below sets out payments by county for Year 3 of the Sheep Welfare Scheme.
| County | Number paid | Amount Paid | Average Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 391 | €498,532.60 | €1,275.02 |
| Cavan | 371 | €263,482.10 | €710.19 |
| Clare | 183 | €72,766.10 | €397.63 |
| Cork | 898 | €830,717.17 | €925.07 |
| Donegal | 3,239 | €2,119,939.55 | €654.50 |
| Dublin | 100 | €113,826.00 | €1,138.26 |
| Galway | 2,216 | €1,807,940.84 | €815.86 |
| Kerry | 1,586 | €1,839,107.10 | €1,159.59 |
| Kildare | 342 | €470,866.91 | €1,376.80 |
| Kilkenny | 276 | €313,899.40 | €1,137.32 |
| Laois | 211 | €184,165.28 | €872.82 |
| Leitrim | 621 | €537,384.12 | €865.35 |
| Limerick | 78 | €81,683.10 | €1,047.22 |
| Longford | 186 | €136,212.90 | €732.33 |
| Louth | 202 | €238,832.57 | €1,182.34 |
| Mayo | 2,729 | €2,032,818.12 | €744.89 |
| Meath | 497 | €637,085.07 | €1,281.86 |
| Monaghan | 189 | €139,696.89 | €739.14 |
| Offaly | 251 | €278,982.40 | €1,111.48 |
| Roscommon | 907 | €773,317.80 | €852.61 |
| Sligo | 810 | €623,173.60 | €769.35 |
| Tipperary | 413 | €494,040.70 | €1,196.22 |
| Waterford | 221 | €341,097.40 | €1,543.43 |
| Westmeath | 357 | €335,174.20 | €938.86 |
| Wexford | 523 | €567,323.40 | €1,084.75 |
| Wicklow | 797 | €1,099,897.20 | €1,380.05 |
| Total | 18,594 | €16,831,962.52 | €905.24 |
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