Written answers
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forestry Sector
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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329. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of grants and payments under the forestry environment protection scheme who have been from County Waterford in the past three years; and the average annual payment to these recipients. [48345/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The details requested in respect of recipients of grants and premiums under the Forest Environment Protection Scheme (FEPS) payable in respect of lands planted in Waterford are as follows:
| - | 2012 Cost € | 2012 No. of recipients | Average Payment € | 2013 Cost € | 2013 No. of recipients | Average Payment € | 2014 Cost € | 201 4 No. of recipients | Average Payment € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Instalment | 22,320 | 1 | 22,320 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Second Instalment | 43,427 | 4 | 10,857 | 80,651 | 7 | 11,522 | 64,054 | 5 | 12,811 |
| First Premium | 5,368 | 2 | 2,684 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Subsequent Premium | 164,637 | 38 | 4,3 33 | 141,800 | 33 | 4,297 | 150,409 | 32 | 4,700 |
As eligibility for payment of FEPS payments was linked to participation in REPS, the fall-off in numbers in the Scheme was attributable to the ending of REPS in 2009.
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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330. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grant recipients under the forest roads scheme who have been from County Waterford in the past three years; and the average grant to these applicants. [48346/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The details requested in respect of recipients of grants under the Forest Roads Scheme payable in respect of lands in Waterford are as follows:
| - | 2012 Cost € | 2012 No. of recipients | Average Payment € | 2013 Cost € | 2013 No. of recipients | Average Payment € | 2014 Cost € | 2014 No. of recipients | Average Payment € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Instalment | 32,093 | 7 | 4,585 | 63,468 | 8 | 7,934 | 68,103 | 7 | 9,729 |
| Second Instalment | 21,701 | 7 | 3,100 | 10,901 | 8 | 1,363 | 3,647 | 3 | 1,216 |
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