Written answers

Tuesday, 24 October 2006

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Departmental Expenditure

9:00 pm

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 546: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount spent on the rural development measures of the national development plan to date; the amount estimated to be spent by the end of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34951/06]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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There are four rural development measures of the National Development Programme administered by my Department: The Rural Development Fund; The Western Investment Fund; The Area Based Rural Development Initiative; and the Farm Relief Services Programme.

The spend to the end of December 2005 and the anticipated spend to the end of the NDP is as follows:

ProgrammeSpend 2000-2005Estimated expenditure for the duration of the NDP
â'¬mâ'¬m
Rural Development Fund1.5462.496
Western Investment Fund15.33121.331
Area Based Rural Development Initiative43.33375.6
Farm Relief Services2.3954.13

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 547: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount spent to date on the agriculture and rural development measure of the national development plan to date; the amount estimated to be spent by the end of the NDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34273/06]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position for the 2000-2006 NDP measures under my Department's remit is set out in the following table.

MeasuresExpenditure 2000-2005Estimated Expenditure 2006
€m€m
CAP Rural Development Plan (Early Retirement Scheme, Compensatory Allowances, REPS and Forestry) and other on- farm/forestry "rural development" supports contained in the regional operational programmes3,700800
Other agricultural measures — improvement of cattle and equine breeding infrastructures, improvement in equine quality, international equine institute, animal carcass disposal and Teagasc advisory services7013
Training7412
Research5210
Food144350
Total4,0401,185

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