The most recent listing of
applications for Commonage advisor positions shows that advisors have applied
for a further 44 commonages, bringing the total to 308.
The latest list includes sites in
Waterford and Wexford for the first time. The County with the greatest increase
is Donegal with 14 applications. Galway continues to be very strong with a
further 12 applications. The rate of increase in Mayo has slowed to just an
additional 4 commonages in the last week. Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim and Tipperary
also show modest increases in numbers. The current position is shown on the
table below.
|
County
|
No.
of Commonages
|
%
of National Total
|
|
Galway
|
117
|
37.99
|
|
Mayo
|
71
|
23.05
|
|
Donegal
|
50
|
16.23
|
|
Tipperary
|
17
|
5.52
|
|
Kerry
|
12
|
3.90
|
|
Leitrim
|
12
|
3.90
|
|
Cavan
|
8
|
2.60
|
|
Sligo
|
7
|
2.27
|
|
Cork
|
4
|
1.30
|
|
Wicklow
|
3
|
0.97
|
|
Waterford
|
3
|
0.97
|
|
Clare
|
1
|
0.32
|
|
Laois
|
1
|
0.32
|
|
Roscommon
|
1
|
0.32
|
|
Wexford
|
1
|
0.32
|
|
Totals
|
308
|
100.00
|
We probably should not read too
much into last week’s figures coming as they were in the week that both GLAS
and the BPS schemes closed. Advisors
were preoccupied with those schemes and so applications for commonage advisory
positions were almost certainly depressed. However with less than two weeks until the
closing date for these applications the application rate can be expected to
pick up.
This leaves us with two very obvious questions.
- Will the expected increase in applications be enough to cover the bulk of Commonage applicants?
- What role will the Commonage Implementation Committee take in accommodating those left behind?
The answers to these questions will become clear soon enough.
