Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the EU funding which has been drawn down for beekeeping in the past five years by her Department; the use this funding was put to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20162/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The EU provides part-financing for national apiculture programmes carried out in Member States. EU funding for Ireland's programmes amounted to €88,500 in the period from 2001 to 2005. These funds were used towards the analysis of beekeepers' samples for varroa disease and on research on the varroa mite, Irish honey analysis, the purchase of equipment for the Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Association and the publication of educational literature. In 2003, some training costs of FIBKA certified lecturers, who travel throughout the country disseminating information to beekeeping associations on various aspect of beekeeping, were also paid.