Written answers

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

European Fisheries Fund

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding drawn down in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018 under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014-2020, by county and fishing port, in tabular form; the details of funding in each of the seafood sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19753/18]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme is the vehicle for financial supports to the seafood sector up to 2021.  The Programme delivers a wide range of supports for aquaculture, fisheries and seafood processing through a suite of 17 schemes. 

The following table provides information relating to expenditure under the  European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme up to 2017. Information is not compiled on beneficiaries by county or fishing port. Data on 2018 expenditure is not yet available.

Union PriorityScheme2014201520162017Total
UP1Sustainable Fisheries00776,5372,656,1523,432,689
UP1Marine Biodiversity00275,0001,160,2751,435,275
UP1Inshore Fisheries00335,598472,774808,372
UP1New Fishermen00055,80055,800
UP2Sustainable Aquaculture00802,5661,478,6902,281,256

UP2Knowledge Gateway00932,6831,462,5822,395,265

UP3Data Collection5,873,2416,047,3376,558,7607,894,00026,373,338

UP3Control and Enforcement01,310,739.872,928,6884,191,2048,430,632

UP4Fisheries Local Development0001,774,5631,774,563

UP5Producer Organisation00609,669520,8701,130,539

UP5Seafood Promotion00833,000919,7901,752,790

UP5Seafood Processing Development003,516,1913,800,3977,316,588

UP6Blue Growth & Marine Spatial Planning0055,400136,554191,954

Technical Assistance0001,098,9951,098,995

Totals5,873,2417,358,07717,624,09227,622,64658,478,055

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