Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 680: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided in the 2011 Estimates for the 2010 suckler cow scheme; the amount paid to date under this scheme and the likely expenditure level by the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40883/11]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 681: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided for the 2011 suckler cow scheme in the 2011 Estimates; the level of expenditure to date and the likely expenditure level by the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40884/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 680 and 681 together.

Just over €30 million was paid under the Suckler Welfare Scheme to participants in the Scheme during 2011 bringing the total amount paid since the inception of the Scheme to almost €123 million. Of that total, €14.54 million was paid last year in respect of animals born during 2010 and €12.28 million for animals born in 2011.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 682: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total level of funding provided in 2011 for the targeted agriculture modernisation schemes; the total expenditure to date and the expected expenditure under these schemes by the end of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40885/11]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 683: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure to date in 2011 broken down by specific schemes on the targeted agriculture modernisation schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40886/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 682 and 683 together.

Grant payments under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) are made when documented claims in respect of completed projects have been submitted and verified by my Department. The expenditure for the calendar year 2011 under the Schemes concerned is set out in the following table:-

The original allocation for these Schemes for 2011 was €21.3m whilst the estimate for these Schemes for 2012 is €21.85m.