Written answers

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Department of Rural and Community Development

Departmental Funding

Photo of Eugene MurphyEugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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853. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to agricultural and industrial shows (details supplied) in County Roscommon in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24154/19]

Photo of Eugene MurphyEugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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854. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to agricultural and industrial shows for 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/19]

Photo of Eugene MurphyEugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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855. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided for an agricultural show (details supplied) in County Galway for 2015 to 2018 and to date 2019. [24156/19]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 853 to 855, inclusive, together.

In December 2017, I first announced an allocation of funding of €812,000 to the Irish Shows Association to support almost 120 agricultural shows around the country which were due to take place in 2018. This was intended to be a once-off payment, in recognition of the difficulties which many shows had experienced in previous years due to bad weather and increased insurance costs. Each show was eligible to receive up to €7,000 from the Government in an effort to support these important rural community events. The investment was carried out through the Irish Shows Association and the recipients were all members of that Association.

Having seen the positive impact of the investment in the shows and having regard to the funding available within my Department, in August 2018 I announced a further allocation of €600,000 to the Irish Shows Association to support shows due to take place in 2019. Each show was eligible to receive up to €5,000 from this allocation.

Funding for Agricultural shows is provided on an exceptional basis and depends on the availability of funding in my Department’s overall budget from year to year.

The following table outlines the funding allocated to Agricultural Shows via the Irish Shows Association for 2018 and 2019, by county.

CountyName of ShowGrant Amount for Shows in 2018 Grant Amount for Shows in 2019
CarlowTullow€7,000€5,000
CavanArva€7,000€5,000
CavanVirginia€7,000€5,000
ClareClarecastle€7,000€5,000
ClareCorofin€7,000€5,000
ClareEnnistymon€7,000€5,000
ClareKildysart€7,000€5,000
ClareKilrush€7,000€5,000
ClareMullagh€7,000€5,000
ClareNewmarket-on-Fergus€7,000€5,000
ClareScariff€7,000€5,000
ClareBridgetown€7,000€5,000
CorkBallygarvan€7,000€5,000
CorkBallyvourney/Coolea€7,000€5,000
CorkBandon€7,000€5,000
CorkBantry€7,000€5,000
CorkBarryroe€7,000€5,000
CorkBelgooly€7,000€5,000
CorkCarbery/Skibbereen€7,000€5,000
CorkCharleville€7,000€5,000
CorkClonakilty€7,000€5,000
CorkCork Summer Show€7,000€5,000
CorkDunmanway€7,000€5,000
CorkInniscarra€7,000€5,000
CorkLeap€7,000€5,000
CorkMidleton€7,000€5,000
CorkNational Dairy ShowN/A€3,000
CorkSchull€7,000€5,000
CorkWest Cork Horse Breeders€7,000€5,000
DonegalAdrara€7,000€5,000
DonegalBallyshannon€7,000€5,000
DonegalClonmany€7,000€5,000
DonegalFinn Valley€7,000€5,000
DonegalGlencolmcille€7,000€5,000
DonegalInishowen€7,000€5,000
DonegalMeenacross€7,000€5,000
DublinFlavours of Fingal Show€7,000€5,000
DublinIrish Pony Breeders ShowN/A€3,000
DublinSkerries (Irish Association Of Welsh Pony & Cob Society Show )€3,500N/A
GalwayArdrahan€7,000€5,000
GalwayAthenry€7,000€5,000
GalwayBallinasloe€7,000€5,000
GalwayBallyconneely Agri Show€7,000€5,000
GalwayBallyconneely Performance ShowN/A€3,000
GalwayCashel€7,000€5,000
GalwayClare Galway ShowN/A€5,000
GalwayClifden€7,000€5,000
GalwayConnemara Performance Show€3,500€3,000
GalwayCorradulla€7,000€5,000
GalwayGalway€7,000€5,000
GalwayGlenamaddy€7,000€5,000
GalwayGort€7,000€5,000
GalwayLoughrea€7,000€5,000
GalwayMaam Cross ShowN/A€3,000
GalwayMountbellew€7,000€5,000
GalwayOughterard€7,000€5,000
GalwayRoundstone€7,000€5,000
GalwaySeo Chapallini Carraroe€7,000€5,000
GalwayTaispenatas Cois Fharraige (Spideal)€7,000€5,000
KerryBlennerville Pony Society €7,000€5,000
KerryDingle€7,000€5,000
KerryGlencar€7,000€5,000
KerryKerry Bog Pony Show€7,000€2,500
KerryKilgarvan€7,000€5,000
KerrySouth Kerry Ploughing€7,000N/A
KerryKingdom Co Fair Tralee €7,000€5,000
KildareMarina Fay Minature Show€3,500€5,000
KildareNewbridge College Show€3,500€3,000
KilkennyBallyfoyle ShowN/A€3,000
KilkennyBlack & Amber Welsh Pony ShowN/A€3,000
KilkennyCastlegannon€7,000€5,000
KilkennyIverk (Piltown)€7,000€5,000
KilkennyThomastown€7,000€5,000
LaoisClonaslee€7,000€5,000
LeitrimBallinamore€7,000€5,000
LeitrimJamestown€7,000€5,000
LeitrimManorhamilton€7,000€5,000
LeitrimMohill€7,000€5,000
LimerickCappamore€7,000€5,000
LimerickNewcastlewest €7,000€5,000
LimerickLimerick€7,000€5,000
LongfordBallinalee€7,000€5,000
LongfordGranard€7,000€5,000
LongfordLongford €7,000€5,000
LouthDundalk (Louth County Show)€7,000€5,000
MayoBallinrobe€7,000€5,000
MayoBallina€7,000€5,000
MayoBonniconlon€7,000€5,000
MayoClaremorris€7,000€5,000
MayoCrossmolina€7,000N/A
MayoErris€7,000€5,000
MayoLouisbergh€7,000€5,000
MayoSwinford€7,000€5,000
MayoWestport€7,000€5,000
MeathNorth East Connemara Pony Breeders€3,500€5,000
MeathBallivor€7,000€5,000
MeathNobber Show and FairN/A€3,000
MeathOldcastle€7,000€5,000
MeathTatersall ShowN/A€3,000
MeathTrim€7,000€5,000
MonaghanTydavnet€7,000€5,000
MonahanCastleblanney€7,000€5,000
OffalyMount Brisco Rare Breed€3,500€2,500
OffalyTullamore€7,000€5,000
RoscommonCastlerea€7,000€5,000
RoscommonElphin€7,000€5,000
RoscommonRoscommon€7,000€5,000
RoscommonStrokestown€7,000€5,000
RoscomonBoyle Summer Show€7,000€5,000
SligoBeltra€7,000€5,000
SligoEnniscrone€7,000€5,000
SligoGrange€7,000€5,000
SligoRiverstown€7,000€5,000
SligoStrandhill€7,000€5,000
TipperaryBansha€7,000€5,000
TipperaryClonmel€7,000€5,000
TipperaryNenagh€7,000€5,000
WaterfordDungarvan€7,000€5,000
WestmeathAthlone€7,000€5,000
WestmeathMidland CP Breeders€7,000€5,000
WestmeathMoate€7,000€5,000
WestmeathMullingar€7,000€5,000
WexfordAdamstown€7,000€5,000
WexfordBannow & Rathangan€7,000€5,000
WexfordGorey€7,000€5,000
WicklowCarnew€7,000€5,000
WicklowKilmacanogue€7,000€5,000
WicklowTinahely€7,000€5,000
Total Funding€812,000€600,000

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