Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of all spending on the development of agriculture and food as per subheads A.4 and C.5 in the 2011 Estimates for Public Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47442/10]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of spending by his Department on direct income and market supports, according to programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47443/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together.

My Department is involved in a pilot project which presented the 2011 Estimate in a new format with the focus on a small number of key strategic programmes. The proposed expenditure in 2011 includes estimates of the associated administration costs for each programme. The material for the Department which was published on Budget Day also contains a comparative statement of subheads using the previous nomenclature.

Under the new format, the estimate proposed under the heading of Development of Agriculture and Food is distributed over three of the strategic programmes and corresponds to the expenditure previously shown under Subhead H of the Vote. This relates to expenditure mainly on capital investment grant schemes, both on farm and at industry level. In 2011, provision is made for a range of schemes including the Targeted Agricultural Measures Scheme, the Farm Improvement Scheme, the Farm Waste Management Scheme, the Horticulture Grants Scheme and the Scheme of Marketing and Processing Grants for the food industry.

The Estimate for expenditure under the heading of direct income and market supports is shown in the strategic programme for Direct Payments was previously shown under Subhead D of the Vote. It provides for expenditure in respect of the operational cost for EU market support measures including intervention operations, EU Clearance of Accounts adjustments and costs associated with the Integrated Agricultural Controls System. In addition to Voted expenditure on these support measures, the Department is also responsible for the discharge of non v voted EU funds, mainly the Single Farm Payment, details of which are shown in the footnote to my Department's 2011 Estimates.

A detailed breakdown of Departmental Estimates as announced on each Budget Day is published in the Revised Estimates Volume, usually in February of the year to which the Estimates relate. Accordingly, I propose to make known individual scheme and activity budget details in the 2011 Revised Estimates Volume.

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of funding for Teagasc by his Department according to current pay-related spending; current non-pay spending; administrative spending; capital spending; spending according to Teagasc programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47444/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The total grant in aid allocation to Teagasc for 2010 was €126.165m in respect of pay, non-pay, superannuation and training expenses. In addition to grant in aid, Teagasc receives other state funding for research purposes etc. No allocation was made in respect of capital expenditure in 2010.