Figures from Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that in 2002 a record 65% of agricultural incomes came from EU farm subsidies.

Figures from Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that in 2002 a record 65% of agricultural incomes came from EU farm subsidies. The figure rises to 85% in the west of Ireland, and the CSO says this present to views the massive dependence of disadvantaged areas forward subsidies.

Subsidies in the west of Ireland have risen from 66%