Written answers
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Rural Development Programme Funding
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the 2014 to 2020 RDP for schemes (details supplied); the annual amount expended on the schemes in each year since established and to date in 2019; the number of active participants in the scheme; and the number of approved applicants that subsequently withdrew from each scheme in tabular form. [8929/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the following table. The financial allocation for each scheme for the year 2020 will be considered as part of the Estimates process later this year.
Knowledge Transfer Group Scheme
| Year | Annual Financial allocation € | Annual Amount Spent € | No. of active participants in scheme | No. of approved applicants that withdrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 2017 | 25m | 20.33m | 19,395 | 305 |
| Year 2 2018 | 23m | 15.4m1 | 18,992 | 403 |
| Year 3 2019 | 22m | Payments due to commence Autumn 2019 in respect of Year 3 | 18,889 | 103 |
GLAS
| Year | Annual Financial allocation € | Annual Amount Spent € | No. of active participants in scheme3 | No. of approved applicants that withdrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | See note 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 138.5m | 103m | 35,382 | 218 |
| 2017 | 228.5m | 196m | 49,872 | 1778 |
| 2018 | 226m | 232m | 49,119 | 380 |
| 2019 to date | 202.9m | 15m | 48,897 | 17 |
TAMS II
| Year | Annual Financial allocation € | Annual Amount Spent € | No. of active participants in scheme | No. of approved applicants that withdrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2,599 | N/A |
| 2016 | 28m | 3.971m | 7,684 | N/A |
| 2017 | 49.831m | 31.256m | 12,172 | N/A |
| 2018 | 69.943m | 66.716m | 17,101 | N/A |
| 2019 to date | 69.482m | 10.505m | 18,836 | N/A |
Sheep Welfare Scheme
| Year | Annual Financial allocation € | Annual Amount Spent € | No. of active participants in scheme | No. of approved applicants that withdrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 2017/ 2018 | 20m | 18.42m | 21,020 | 346 |
| Year 2 2018 / 2019 | 18m | 15.14m. Year 2 balancing payments due to issue in Quarter 2 of 2019. | 18,738 | 892 |
Hen Harrier Programme
| Year | Annual Financial allocation € | Annual Amount Spent € | No. of active participants in scheme | No. of approved applicants that withdrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2m | 0.717m | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5m | 2.005m | 629 | |
| 2019 to date | 4.134m | 0.619m | 6294 |
Beef Data and Genomics Programme
| Year | Annual Financial allocation € | Annual Amount Spent € | No. of active participants in scheme | No. of approved applicants that withdrew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52m | 30.1m | 29,903 | |
| 2016 | 51m | 61m | ||
| 2017 | 52m | 47.5m | ||
| 2018 | 49.5m | 46.2m | ||
| 2019 to date | 46.5m | 1.3m | 24,544 | 7,2555 |
Notes:
1.Further payments currently issuing in respect of Year 2.
2.2016 was the first full year of GLAS. As some GLAS contracts commenced on 01/10/2015 partial payments totalling €11.452m were paid in the 2015 calendar year.
3.Number of participants fluctuates due to participants withdrawing, rejections due to non-compliance and successful appeals. GLAS 3 contracts commenced on 01/01/2017. Active participant figures above as at year end.
4.Expressions of interest are being invited at the moment and this number will increase during the first half of 2019 to between 1,100 and 1,200 participants.
5.The number of active participants in BDGP I and II fluctuates on an ongoing basis as a result of participants withdrawing, or being disqualified for non – compliances, from the Programmes and also due to participants being re-admitted following successful appeals.
In 2015, 29,903 participants applied to participate in BDGP I, however 6, 858 of these have either withdrawn or have been disqualified with 23,045 eligible participants remaining in BDGP I .
In 2017 for BDGP II 1,896 participants applied to participate in BDGP II however 397 subsequently withdrew or were disqualified with 1,499 eligible participants remaining in BDGP II. The total number of active eligible participants in the two programmes currently stands at 24,544.
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