Written answers
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Aquaculture Data
Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the public moneys paid to shellfish aquaculture operators and finfish aquaculture operators from national and EU funds in each of the years 2004 to 2014, inclusive. [39038/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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All payments to aquaculture enterprises from my Department’s budget are made by Bord Iascaigh Mhara. I am advised by Bord Iascaigh Mhara that the amounts in the table below were paid to aquaculture enterprises over the period of this Government.
Year | Finfish € | Shellfish € |
---|---|---|
2011 | 124,465 | 121,835 |
2012 | 90,903 | 100,994 |
2013 | 24,851 | 121,028 |
2014 | 72,807 | 283,168 |
Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed full time and part time by finfish operators and shellfish operators in each of the years 2004 to 2014. [39039/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Bord Iascaigh Mhara that employment in finfish and shellfish aquaculture enterprises since this Government took office was as presented in the tables below.
Finfish | Full-time | Part-time | Shellfish | Full-time | Part-time |
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2011 | 119 | 62 | 2011 | 480 | 1,020 |
2012 | 199 | 66 | 2012 | 473 | 975 |
2013 | 140 | 75 | 2013 | 439 | 1,162 |
2014 | 123 | 84 | 2014 | 434 | 1,179 |
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