With less than a month to go until the deadline for GLAS applications, it has emerged that the Department of Agriculture is a long way from achieving its target of 30,000 farmers.
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney revealed that 17,739 farmers have applied for the scheme in the Dáil last week and provided a county-by-county breakdown of submissions. He released the information in response to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáil TD Eamon Ó'Cúiv.
Mayo has the highest number of applications at 2,143, followed by Galway and Donegal with 1,948 and 1,642 respectively. See a full breakdown in the table below.
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County | Number of applications | Number of application with actions |
---|---|---|
Carlow | 231 | 144 |
Cavan | 680 | 423 |
Clare | 1,116 | 721 |
Cork | 1,406 | 823 |
Donegal | 1,642 | 1,078 |
Dublin | 68 | 33 |
Galway | 1,948 | 1,207 |
Kerry | 1,273 | 849 |
Kildare | 220 | 129 |
Kilkenny | 259 | 130 |
Laois | 242 | 168 |
Leitrim | 663 | 459 |
Limerick | 656 | 311 |
Longford | 280 | 180 |
Louth | 117 | 75 |
Mayo | 2,143 | 1,241 |
Meath | 278 | 170 |
Monaghan | 373 | 262 |
Offaly | 421 | 171 |
Roscommon | 995 | 572 |
Sligo | 783 | 428 |
Tipperary | 615 | 326 |
Waterford | 320 | 151 |
Westmeath | 387 | 269 |
Wexford | 360 | 163 |
Wicklow | 213 | 107 |
Total | 17,739 | 10,590 |
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