Written answers
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
European Fisheries Fund
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total funding allocated to each fisheries local action group under the 2007-2013 EFF, in tabular form; the total funding allocated to each fisheries local action group under the 2014-2020 EMFF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34313/16]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Ireland's Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013 under the European Fisheries Fund operated between 2008 and 2015 and provided €63.4 million in supports to our seafood sector. The Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) initiative was introduced under that Programme with FLAGs being established and providing local funding from 2013 to 2015. The total funding distributed by each FLAG under that Programme was as follows:
| FLAG | Total Funding (€) |
|---|---|
| North | 165, 373 |
| North West | 131,043 |
| West | 262,121 |
| South West | 171,671 |
| South East | 173,167 |
| North East | 32,774 |
| 936,149 |
Ireland's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme 2014-2020 was adopted by the European Commission in December 2015 and officially launched in January 2016. The Programme provides for €239.4 million in supports for the seafood sector. I have provided for a very significant increase in funding to FLAGs of €12 million under the new EMFF Programme. The total funding allocated to each FLAG under the EMFF Programme is as follows:
| FLAG | Total Funding (€) |
|---|---|
| South West | 1,530,000 |
| West | 1,800,000 |
| North West | 1,500,000 |
| North | 1,950,000 |
| South | 1,980,000 |
| North East | 1,560,000 |
| South East | 1,680,000 |
| 12,000,000 |
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total funding allocated to the EFF operational programme 2007-2013; the annual breakdown on funding allocated; the breakdown on all the seafood sectors, that is fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34314/16]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Ireland's Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013 under the European Fisheries Fund operated between 2008 and 2015 and provided €63.4 million in supports to our seafood sector.
Expenditure over each of the years concerned was as follow:
| Year | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| 2008 | €20.52 m |
| 2009 | €15.86 m |
| 2010 | €0.48 m |
| 2011 | €0.23 m |
| 2012 | €3.87 m |
| 2013 | €3.20 m |
| 2014 | €4.20 m |
| 2015 | €15.05 m |
| Total | €63.40 m |
Expenditure over the course of the Programme for each thematic area was as follows:
| Thematic Area | Total Investment |
|---|---|
| Fisheries | €38.89 m |
| Aquaculture | €1.32 m |
| Seafood Processing and Marketing | 11.68 m |
| Fishery Local Action Groups | €1.12 m |
| Fishery Harbour Developments | €10.34 m |
| Technical Assistance | €0.06 m |
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