Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Food Industry
11:00 pm
Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 588: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of funding An Bord Bia has received every year since 1998 to date in 2008 from his Department. [26908/08]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out hereunder.
| Year | Total | Grant-in-Aid | Food Dudes — National Roll-Out | Quality Assurance |
| € | € | |||
| 1998 | 15,153,765 | 8,291,390 | ||
| 1999 | 18,351,524 | 10,044,898 | ||
| 2000 | 14,637,377 | 12,755,789 | ||
| 2001 | 17,054,264 | 17,013,221 | ||
| 2002 | 18,738,114 | 18,507,000 | ||
| 2003 | 17,000,439 | 17,003,000 | ||
| 2004 | 17,122,604 | 17,067,244 | ||
| 2005 | 21,282,671 | 20,973,118 | ||
| 2006 | 24,279,669 | 22,403,000 | 1,586,864 | |
| 2007 | 34,221,253 | 27,705,000 | 3,320,545 | 2,980,853 |
| 2008 to date | 16,553,625 | 13,752,000 | 1,813,009 | 988,616 |
In addition, Bord Bia leveraged €15,765,385 in EU structural funds between 1998 and 2000 and €2,262,586 under the EU promotion Regulation. An amount of €161,787 was provided in 2007 to undertake special agri food promotions on behalf of the Department.
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