Written answers

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Rural Development Programme Funding

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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1160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to compensation payments under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 for Ireland (details supplied), the amount of this compensation per year, for the years 2007 to 2013 that has been allocated and paid to date to farmers and landowners with raised bogs. [36994/13]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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While the REPS scheme is payable to farmers with land in Natura 2000 sites, the scheme does not include compensation for compliance with mandatory requirements within those sites. Therefore this Department does not have information with regard to the designation of raised bogs within Natura sites.

The amount of compensation per year for Natura 2000 sites under the Rural Development programme 2007-2013 is as follows:

YearPayments Made Under Natura under REPS4Natura payments made under AEOS 1 and 2
2007Nil Nil
2008€109,272 Nil
2009€12,910835 Nil
2010€21,350,930 Nil
2011€22,027,414 €503,740
2012€24,844,643 €3,175,565
2013 (to date)€7,092,238 €1,927,192

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