Written answers
Thursday, 6 July 2006
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Expenditure
6:00 pm
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 493: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the non-governmental agencies or organisations her Department has provided funding to in 2004, 2005, and 2006; the amount of funding provided to each in each year; the number of applications for funding submitted to her Department in total; the number of these applications which were refused; the reason for same; the percentage of her Department's overall annual budget such funding equates to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27389/06]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Funding to non-Governmental agencies and organisations.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 (year to date) | |
| â'¬ | € | € | |
| Forestry Development Association Co-Operative Society Ltd | 72,000 | 59,343 | 44,000 |
| Western Forestry Co-Operative Society | 90,000 | 64,000 | — |
| Irish Timber Growers Association | 41,600 | 32,000 | 26,000 |
| Crann | 12,800 | 6,200 | 3,000 |
| Irish Forestry Contractors Association | 2,434 | — | — |
| Society of Irish Foresters | 2,400 | 8,000 | 2,000 |
| Tree Council of Ireland | 13,500 | 9,500 | 2,000 |
| Woodlands of Ireland | 28,700 | 24,000 | 21,800 |
| Conservation Volunteers of Ireland | 9,769 | — | — |
| Country Markets | 4,000 | 4,200 | 4,450 |
| *Muintir na Tíre | 19,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Irish Countrywomen's Association | 10,000 | 10,200 | 10,550 |
| National Co-op Farm Relief Services | 7,000 | 7,200 | 8,000 |
| Macra na Feirme | 24,000 | 24,400 | 25,000 |
| ICBF | 888,000 | 888,000 | 500,000 |
| ICOS | 13,000 | 13,000 | — |
| Irish Farriery Authority | 23,206 | 2,438 | — |
| Irish Equine Centre (IEC) — NDP Funding | 334,294 | 312,097 | 97,514 |
| Racing Academy and Centre of Education (RACE) | 1,300,000 | — | — |
| Irish Horse Board | 951,548 | 1,348,240 | 445,024 |
| Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association | 29,873 | 31,355 | — |
| International Equine Institute | 309,832 | 252,207 | 71939 |
| Gorta | 9,244 | 13,646 | — |
| Total | 4,196,180 | 3,110,026 | 1,261,277 |
In addition to the above €1,000,000 was paid to 83 animal welfare organizations in 2004 and €1,206,000 was paid to 86 such organizations in 2005. Payments have not been made yet in respect of 2006. In 2004, 4 applications were refused because they did not meet the eligibility criteria. 3 applications were refused in 2005 for the same reason.
Expenditure on non-governmental agencies and organizations amounted to 0.38% of the total expenditure of my Department in 2004 and 0.32% in 2005.
Responsibility for the grant to Muintir na Tíre was transferred to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on 31 March 2005
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