What counties received the most in 2023 ANC payments?
The counties that received the most in Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme payments in 2023 have been revealed from figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
A total of 98,958 farmers in Ireland received ANC payments in 2023, which was a total of €247,935,720 across 26 counties.
The figures were provided by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue on Tuesday, February 27 in response to a question from Co. Clare TD, Cathal Crowe.
The ANC scheme, according to Minister McConalogue, "provides payments to people farming land in designated areas facing significant hardships from factors such as remoteness, difficult topography, climatic problems, and poor soil conditions".
| County | Number paid | Gross payment |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 805 | €1,913,947 |
| Cavan | 4,511 | €10,574,119 |
| Clare | 5,730 | €14,961,938 |
| Cork | 7,356 | €19,900,510 |
| Donegal | 8,297 | €23,966,075 |
| Dublin | 154 | €410,453 |
| Galway | 11,021 | €27,815,302 |
| Kerry | 7,124 | €20,532,896 |
| Kildare | 614 | €1,231,159 |
| Kilkenny | 1,793 | €4,209,806 |
| Laois | 1,713 | €3,792,364 |
| Leitrim | 3,219 | €8,548,199 |
| Limerick | 4,316 | €9,523,255 |
| Longford | 2,235 | €5,137,042 |
| Louth | 813 | €1,551,598 |
| Mayo | 10,511 | €27,626,183 |
| Meath | 1,496 | €2,943,114 |
| Monaghan | 3,811 | €8,038,706 |
| Offaly | 2,381 | €5,161,304 |
| Roscommon | 5,299 | €12,551,869 |
| Sligo | 3,653 | €9,211,054 |
| Tipperary | 4,678 | €11,013,828 |
| Waterford | 1,394 | €3,470,467 |
| Westmeath | 2,725 | €5,776,837 |
| Wexford | 1,544 | €3,094,157 |
| Wicklow | 1,765 | €4,979,539 |
| Total | 98,958 | €247,935,720 |
Four counties received over €20m each, all of which are along Ireland's western coastline.
Galway was the county that had the most farmers receiving payments under the scheme, with a total of 11,021 farmers receiving €27,815,302.
In Co. Donegal, 8,297 farmers received payments totaling €23,966,075.
Co. Cork received just under €20m, as the 7,356 farmers in the scheme were paid a total of €19,900,510.
Dublin and Kildare were the counties that received the smallest amount in ANC payments in 2023, totaling a combined €1.6m.
A total of 10 counties received payments of under €5m each, while nine counties were paid over €10m each.
