Written answers
Thursday, 14 December 2006
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Expenditure
7:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the annual cost of the afforestation grants for conifers and broadleaves grant scheme, on an annual basis from the date the scheme started; if she will quantify the activity generated by the scheme for each year for which figures are supplied; the smallest, the average and the largest individual payment made in each year under the scheme; the projected cost of the scheme in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43411/06]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The current scheme was introduced as part of the Rural Development Programme 2000-2006. The details requested by the Deputy are shown in the following table. Activity is presented in terms of hectares planted.
| Year | Grant | Hectares | Highest Payment | Lowest Payment | Average Payment |
| €m | |||||
| 2000 | 33.7 | 15,696 | 270,600.67 | 12.69 | 22,627.24 |
| 2001 | 35.6 | 15,463 | 222,861.89 | 387.59 | 24,602.97 |
| 2002 | 35.9 | 15,054 | 154,654.33 | 539.63 | 23,619.19 |
| 2003 | 23.5 | 9,097 | 117,777.00 | 838.03 | 22,833.62 |
| 2004 | 25.2 | 9,739 | 241,207.70 | 482.50 | 22,158.21 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 10,096 | 158,172.16 | 586.00 | 21,899.75 |
An amount of approximately €31m will be provided for the payment of first Grants for afforestation in 2007.
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the annual cost of the farm waste management grant scheme, on an annual basis from the date the scheme started; if she will quantify the activity generated by the scheme for each year for which figures are supplied; the smallest, the average and the largest individual payment made in each year under the scheme; the projected cost of the scheme in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43412/06]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Scheme of Investment Aid in Farm Waste Management provided for in the National Development Plan 2000-2006 was introduced on 1 February 2001. This Scheme is a sub-Measure under the Regional Operational Programmes for the Border, Midlands and Western Region and the Southern and Eastern Region. A revised scheme was introduced at the end of March this year.
The following is the information requested by the Deputy:
| Year | Expenditure | No. of Applications | Smallest Payment | Average Payment | Largest Payment |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | ||
| 2001 | 153,000 | 2,454 | 600 | 3,000 | 7,000 |
| 2002 | 9,399,000 | 2,997 | 600 | 7,500 | 20,000 |
| 2003 | 20,607,000 | 1,515 | 400 | 10,000 | 28,000 |
| 2004 | 16,655,000 | 3,074 | 500 | 10,000 | 41,250 |
| 2005 | 19,097,000 | 3,075 | 500 | 10,000 | 41,250 |
| 2006 (to end Sept) | 15,743,000 | 9,760 | 500 | 10,000 | 41,250 |
The financial allocation for the Farm Waste Management Scheme in 2007 will be indicated in the Revised Book of Estimates to be published in February 2008. The Scheme will close for new applications at the end of 2006.
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