Written answers

Thursday, 31 May 2018

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Farm Data

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 19 April 2018, if all the data has been compiled. [24227/18]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Knowledge Transfer is one of a suite of measures included under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves the formation of knowledge transfer groups across the beef, dairy, equine, sheep, tillage and poultry sectors.  Department approved agricultural consultants acting as Knowledge Transfer Facilitators administer groups operating over a three year period.

Farmers may participate in a maximum of two KT Groups in different sectors. Participants who complete all of the requirements of the programme receive a reimbursement of €750 for their primary group while their KT Facilitator receives €500.  Secondary participants who complete all of the requirements of the programme receive a reimbursement of €375 while their KT Facilitator receive €250.

The allocation for each of the 3 years in respect of the currently approved KT Groups is €23m.

A breakdown of participation and payments to farmers in Knowledge Transfer Programme to date is provided below:

-Total Beef Dairy
No. of  applications received in yr 1 20,252 10,072 4,258
No. of farmers in yr 219,522 9867 4129
No. of Groups active in KT Programme1,189582268 
No. of Farmers paid for Yr 1 (1/6/16 - 31/7/17)17,9739,1173,414
Amt Paid to Farmers in respect of yr 1€11,811,691€6,183,477€2,151,003

table ctd.

-Sheep Tillage Poultry Equine
No. of  applications received in yr 1 4,310 885 248 479
No. of farmers in yr 24073 897 223

333
No. of Groups active in KT Programme251 551320
No. of Farmers paid for Yr 1 (1/6/16 - 31/7/17)3,909797208292
Amt Paid to Farmers in respect of yr 1€2,606,966€527,570€151,500€191,175

.In addition to the above payments to farmers, over €4.7m has also been paid to facilitators in respect of their completion of groups in Year 1.  Further pay runs are currently in place, and remaining cases will be processed for payment as a matter of priority.

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