Written answers
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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878. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cow and calf pairs per applicant on which payments were made under the BEEP scheme in 2019, by county, in tabular form. [23489/20]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot scheme (BEEP) was to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on the farm.
The table below sets out the number participating farms and the number of cow/calf pairs weighed by county.
County | No. of herds | Cow/Calf pairs weighed |
---|---|---|
CARLOW | 227 | 7,098 |
CAVAN | 808 | 16,924 |
CLARE | 1,310 | 29,479 |
CORK | 1,240 | 29,215 |
DONEGAL | 773 | 12,501 |
DUBLIN | 42 | 1,328 |
GALWAY | 1,801 | 38,505 |
KERRY | 790 | 15,458 |
KILDARE | 187 | 5,800 |
KILKENNY | 466 | 15,818 |
LAOIS | 443 | 14,462 |
LEITRIM | 550 | 8,102 |
LIMERICK | 508 | 12,586 |
LONGFORD | 495 | 11,023 |
LOUTH | 154 | 4,367 |
MAYO | 1,499 | 25,703 |
MEATH | 390 | 12,468 |
MONAGHAN | 543 | 10,657 |
OFFALY | 415 | 12,524 |
ROSCOMMON | 970 | 19,763 |
SLIGO | 702 | 11,923 |
TIPPERARY | 751 | 23,006 |
WATERFORD | 259 | 9,018 |
WESTMEATH | 536 | 15,199 |
WEXFORD | 400 | 13,950 |
WICKLOW | 270 | 8,218 |
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