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Thursday, 8 March 2018

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Agriculture Scheme Data

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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691. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who participated in the NPWS farm plan scheme in each of the years 2006 to 2017; and the funding allocated and expended on the programme in each year since the scheme was established. [11095/18]

Photo of Josepha MadiganJosepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The details of the expenditure under the National Parks & Wildlife Service Farm Plan Scheme from 2006-2017 are provided below.Details of the budgetary allocation and number of contracts are not readily available for the years 2006 to 2009. The budgetary allocation is based on an estimate of take-up and delivery in the following calendar year, and so actual expenditure is subject to change as the year unfolds.

YearNumber of contractsBudgetary allocationActual expenditure
2006€1.18m
2007€1.73m
2008€2.01m
2009€2.44m
2010546€5.10m€3.75m
2011667€5.38m€4.4m
2012616€5.14m€3.96m
2013415€4.44m€3.45m
2014361€3.14m€2.67m
2015176€1.74m€1.3m
201653€1.00m€0.44m
201745€0.56m€0.41m

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