Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Common Agricultural Policy
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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656. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms which are family farms; the average size of the farms; the average annual pillar 1 CAP payments received by the farms; the average annual pillar 2 CAP payments received by the farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18839/20]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The CSO Farm Structure Survey in 2016 estimated that there are 137,500 farms in Ireland, with 137,100 of these classified as family farms (99.7%). The CSO defines these farms as those that "are operated as family based enterprises".
The CSO estimated that the average farm size in Ireland is 32.4 hectares.
The Teagasc National Farm Survey preliminary estimates for 2019 found that on average the total direct payments received per farm was €18,452, but that this varies considerably by system.
| Farm System | Basic Payment | Other Payments* | Total Direct Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy | €16,513 | €3,874 | €20,387 |
| Cattle Rearing | €7,794 | €6,912 | €14,706 |
| Cattle Other | €10,758 | €7,172 | €17,930 |
| Sheep | €11,587 | €7,725 | €19,312 |
| Tillage | €19,519 | €5,830 | €25,349 |
| All | €18,452 |
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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657. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms which are not family farms; the average size of the farms; the average annual pillar 1 CAP payments received by the farms; the average annual pillar 2 CAP payments received by the farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18840/20]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The CSO Farm Structure Survey in 2016 estimated that there are 137,500 farms in Ireland, with 400 of these not classified as family farms (0.3%). The CSO defines these “Commercial Farms” as “registered as companies which paid all their workers as employees (including management) or farms connected with institutions (e.g. schools, colleges, religious communities, prisons etc.). All persons working on commercial farms are classified as regular non-family workers”.
A further breakdown of data requested by the Deputy is not available in respect of these farms.
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