Written answers
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Rural Development Programme Data
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the RDP 2014-2020 for schemes (details supplied); the annual amount expended on the schemes in each year since established; the number of active participants in each scheme; and the number of approved applicants that subsequently withdrew from each scheme in tabular form. [18284/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows.
Table 1 – Allocations and Expenditure under certain RDP Schemes
| Knowledge Transfer Scheme €000 | GLAS €000 | Beef Data and Genomics Programme €000 | TAMS II €000 | Sheep Welfare Scheme €000 | Hen Harrier Programme €000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocation 2015 | 0 | 20,000 | 35,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expenditure 2015 | 0 | 11,453 | 34,692 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allocation 2016 | 0 | 139,500 | 52,000 | 28,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Expenditure 2016 | 0 | 102,615 | 61,800 | 3,971 | 0 | 0 |
| Allocation 2017 | 22,821 | 228,500 | 49,000 | 49,832 | 17,000 | 2,940 |
| Expenditure 2017 | 13,784 | 195,583 | 47,137 | 31,256 | 15,851 | 717 |
| Allocation 2018 | 23,000 | 226,000 | 49,500 | 69,943 | 20,000 | 3,500 |
| Expenditure 2018 | 21,665 | 231,978 | 47,451 | 66,751 | 17,650 | 1,154 |
| Allocation 2019 | 25,000 | 203,000 | 46,500 | 70,000 | 18,000 | 3,115 |
The 2020 allocations will be determined as part of the annual estimates process for 2020.
Table 2 – No. of participants and withdrawals
| Knowledge Transfer Scheme | GLAS | Beef Data and Genomics Programme | TAMS II | Sheep Welfare Scheme | Hen Harrier Programme | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of active participants | 18,535 | 48,821 | 24,531 | 18,167 | 18,839 | 628 |
| Number of applicants that have withdrawn | 1,142 | 3,240 * | 7,266 ** | 460 | 1,239 *** | 0 |
** Data includes 859 participants excluded from the scheme because of issues relating to non-completion of training and Carbon Navigator requirements.
*** The figure for participants is for year 2 of the scheme. The figure for withdrawn cases is the aggregate for years 1 and 2.
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