Written answers

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

School Milk Scheme

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided for the EU school milk scheme in terms of EU financing and Irish funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested regarding the EU School Milk Scheme is in the table.

The structure of EU and National funding differ in that EU funding in allocated on a school year basis and Exchequer funding is on a calendar year basis.

-2015/2016 (Actual) €2016/2017 (Budget) €2017/2018* (Budget) €
EU funding352,092468,000900,398
201520162017
Exchequer funding188,946252,000252,000
*The EU funding available for 2017/2018 has increased significantly as the EU has abolished the principle of co-financing.
The number of schools in receipt of the EU school milk scheme
School Type
2015/16
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
2011/12
Montessori
11
20
98
95
103
National
693
782
845
855
862
Secondary
54
69
78
84
81
Special
24
28
40
43
44
Total
782
899
1061
1077
1090

The number of students that received an allocation from the EU school milk scheme for each of the past five years

School Type2015/162014/152013/142012/132011/12
Montessori5961062470747115405
Primary3770241573407234197945006
Secondary29403670378641294210
Special13061486194421182276

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of schools in receipt of the EU school milk scheme for each of the past five years at primary and secondary level; the number of students that received an allocation from the EU school milk scheme for each of the past five years at primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20826/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested regarding the EU School Milk Scheme is in the tables.

The number of schools in receipt of the EU school milk scheme

School Type2015/162014/152013/142012/132011/12
Montessori11209895103
National693782845855862
Secondary5469788481
Special2428404344
Total782899106110771090

The number of students that received an allocation from the EU school milk scheme for each of the past five years

School Type2015/162014/152013/142012/132011/12
Montessori5961062470747115405
Primary3770241573407234197945006
Secondary29403670378641294210
Special13061486194421182276

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of products that are provided here under the EU school milk scheme for each of the past five years in respect of the five heat-treated milk products under category 1 and category 2 of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20827/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information regarding the EU school milk scheme is in the table:

School Year2015/162014/152013/142012/132011/12
Milk Cat I€538,649€614,125€650,320€671,365€714,653
Cheese Cat V€ 2,389€ 2,887€ 2,806€ 2,721€ 1,299

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