Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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675. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of assigned revenues in the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund on an annual basis over the period 2011 to 2016, inclusive, (details supplied), in tabular form; the annual breakdown of expenditure of assigned revenue; the amount of assigned revenue expected to be available in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17867/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the amounts of assigned revenue reported in my Department’s Annual Accounts for EAGF Financial Years 2011-2016. It is not possible to estimate amounts which might arise under Conformity Clearance and Irregularities for 2017 as a wide variety of factors can impact on these figures, however, just over €1 million has been allocated to cover any such eventualities in the 2017 estimates. Some or all of this may or may not be required.

Assigned Revenue

Conformity Clearance decisions can take a significant period of time to be finalised and the figures for each of the years shown in the table generally relate to matters which arose a number of years previously. Consequently a year by year comparison is not necessarily appropriate.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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676. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds given by the European Union to support farmers and agricultural sectors in members states affected by the Russian embargo over the 2011 to 2016 period, in tabular form; the countries that received such aid and the sectors concerned, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17868/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In August 2014, Russia introduced a ban on the import of some food products from the EU and certain other countries in response to sanctions imposed on them by these countries.

In response, the Commission took a range of emergency measures aimed at addressing market pressure, stabilising prices and finding alternative sales opportunities. Allocations for these measures were primarily based on previous exports to Russia with specific support measures approved for the dairy sector in Finland and the Baltic countries as set out in table 1.

Table 1 – Dairy Sector

The Commission also introduced a number of Delegated and Implementing Acts relating to public intervention for butter and skimmed milk powder; the opening up of private storage aid for butter and skimmed milk powder; and the opening up of private storage aid for certain cheeses.

In terms of fruit and vegetables, temporary exceptional support measures for Member States, were also introduced to deal with the market situation and as set out in table 2.

Table 2 – Fruit and Vegetable Sector

The figures were provided by the EU Commission.