Written answers
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Schemes
9:00 am
Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 390: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the investment strategy for the beef and sheepmeat fund and the dairy investment fund; the total of these funds; the percentage that is from the EU; the recipients of the investment aid; the way the projects are selected and the advertisement of the aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41170/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Both the Beef and Sheepmeat Fund and the Dairy Investment Fund are financed by the Exchequer. No EU funding is involved. The Funds were announced by my Department and promoted by Enterprise Ireland through engagement with the respective industries. Applications for both funds were carefully considered and all eligible projects were assessed and evaluated according to strict commercial and technical criteria by an expert committee comprising members from my Department, Enterprise Ireland, Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Bord Bia, industry and academic experts. Beef & Sheepmeat Fund: The purpose of the Fund is to stimulate the necessary investment in the sector to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the industry in Ireland. In all 15 capital investment projects were awarded grant aid of €69 million to contribute to investment of some €178 million with a view to increasing net sales and exports by €400 million. Dairy Fund: The primary purpose of the Dairy Investment Fund is to increase the efficiency of the main dairy outputs by supporting the upgrading of existing plant and buildings to capture new business and to develop value added products. Grant-aid of €114 million was awarded for 19 projects to contribute to investment of €268 million.
The following tables outline details of the companies awarded grant aid:
Beef & Sheepmeat Fund
| Participating Company | Project | Capital Expenditure Proposed €m | Grant Recommended €m | Grant Rate |
| AIBP Cahir | Add value & expand beef processing facilities | 19.364 | 6.777 | 35% |
| AIBP Clones | Develop high value portioned meat business | 15.245 | 5.336 | 35% |
| AIBP Nenagh | Development of high value portioned meat business | 10.691 | 3.742 | 35% |
| Dawn Country Meats Ballyhaunis | Develop high value slaughtering & processing plant for beef and lamb | 13.491 | 5.396 | 40% |
| Dawn Meats (Exports), Waterford | Development of facility to improve capacity, structure and scale | 7.427 | 2.599 | 35% |
| Dawn Meats Ireland Ltd. t/a Charleville Foods | Develop larger scale slaughtering and further processing facility | 14.223 | 5.689 | 40% |
| Donegal Meat Processors, Carrigans, Co. Donegal | Investment to improve efficiency and increase value added production | 8.05 | 3.22 | 40% |
| Dunbia (Slane) | Consolidation to one site and development of added value product | 13.173 | 4.611 | 35% |
| Irish Country Meats (Sheepmeat), Camolin, Co. Wexford | Capital expansion to improve value added output and improve efficiencies | 8.86 | 3.544 | 40% |
| Kepak Athleague, | Integrated beef & lamb project to improve product quality & efficient processing | 9.988 | 3.995 | 40% |
| Kepak Longford | Develop high volume state of the art deboning operation | 11.361 | 4.544 | 40% |
| Kilbeggan Abattoir Services Ltd. (KASL) | Invest in greenfield slaughter plant | 24.984 | 11.243 | 45% |
| Kildare Chilling Company | Produce more efficient value added beef products | 3.6 | 1.26 | 35% |
| Liffey Meats (Cavan) | Upgrade to increase production of value added products | 6.581 | 2.632 | 40% |
| Slaney Foods International | Investment in consolidated beef slaughtering and processing facilities | 11.268 | 4.507 | 40% |
Dairy Fund
| Participating Company | Project | Capital Expenditure Proposed €m | Grant Recommended €m | Grant Rate |
| Arrabawn Co-operative Society | (Whey, SMP & Butter Project) | 17.10 | 6.84 | 40% |
| Carbery Milk Products Ltd | (Functional & Nutritional Project) | 7.68 | 3.07 | 40% |
| Carbery Milk Products Ltd | (Cheese Project) | 16.92 | 6.77 | 40% |
| Carbery Milk Products Ltd | (Oligosaccharide Project) | 24.00 | 9.60 | 40% |
| Dairygold Co-Operative Society | (Speciality Cheese Project) | 7.00 | 2.80 | 40% |
| Dairygold Co-Operative Society | (Speciality Cheese Project) | 23.30 | 9.32 | 40% |
| Glanbia plc- Glanbia Ingredients | (Whey Protein Concentrate project) | 22.47 | 8.99 | 40% |
| Glanbia plc- Glanbia Ingredients | (Cheese & Milk Protein Concentrate project) | 23.99 | 9.59 | 40% |
| Glenisk Ltd | (Organic yoghurt and milk) | 8.00 | 3.10 | 39% |
| J&L Grubb Ltd | (Speciality Blue Cheese) | 5.80 | 2.32 | 40% |
| Kerry Ingredients (Irl) Ltd | (SMP & Butter Project) | 15.40 | 4.62 | 30% |
| Kerry Ingredients (Irl) Ltd | (Demineralised Whey Project) | 6.2 | 2.48 | 40% |
| Lakelands Co-Operative Society | (Spray Dryer project) | 17.33 | 8.67 | 50% |
| Newmarket Co-op. Society | (Cheddar cheese project) | 16.82 | 6.73 | 40% |
| Tipperary Co-operative Society | (Emmenthal cheese project) | 13.60 | 5.44 | 40% |
| Town of Monaghan Co-op. Society | (Butter project) | 6.97 | 3.48 | 50% |
| Wexford Creameries Ltd | (Cheddar cheese project) | 6.50 | 2.60 | 40% |
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