Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Rural Development Programme Data
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the 2014-2020 rural development programme, RDP, for schemes (details supplied); the annual amount expended on the listed schemes in each year since established up to 30 September 2019; the number of active participants in each scheme; and the number of approved applicants that subsequently withdrew from each scheme, in tabular form. [43470/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables:
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 | 717,000 |
| 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 |
| Expenditure to Sept 2019 | 4,607 | 51,681 | 8,809 | 55,954 | 2,552 | 586 |
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 | 18,204 | 48,650 | 24,018 | 16,640 | 18,465 * | 1,524 |
| Number of applicants that have withdrawn | 1,498 | 3,415 ** | 7,781 ** | 656 | 1,507 * | 1 |
* The figure for participants is for year 3 of the scheme. The figure for withdrawn cases reflects the number of cases withdrawn to-date from the three years of the scheme.
** Note the number of withdrawn/rejected can vary as some cases have been re-instated following an appeal.
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure incurred in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to 30 September 2019 for each measure under the Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 (details supplied) in tabular form; the original budget allocations made for each year in the 2014 to 2020 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43472/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.
Table 1. DAFM Expenditure by Measure Level 2014 -2018 and to date 2019
| Expenditure 2014 | Expenditure 2015 | Expenditure 2016 | Expenditure 2017 | Expenditure 2018 | Expenditure to date 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 - Knowledge transfer and information actions | 48,881 | 9,667 | 8,668,524 | 19,531,480 | 29,136,302 | 4,967,370 |
| Measure 2 - Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services | 0 | 0 | 288,053 | 643,996 | 283,657 | 228,779 |
| Measure 4 - Investments in physical assets | 4,616,074 | 14,774,478 | 10,094,541 | 32,258,179 | 67,528,093 | 56,004,839 |
| Measure 7 - Basic services and village renewal in rural areas | 0 | 0 | 725,488 | 752,358 | 835,685 | 22,653 |
| Measure 10 - Agri-environment-climate | 170,820,857 | 132,805,931 | 183,601,526 | 251,501,887 | 278,113,018 | 52,659,854 |
| Measure 11 - Organic farming | 0 | 1,844,024 | 5,145,977 | 6,530,788 | 9,811,311 | 2,572,310 |
| Measure 12 - Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments | 25,729,388 | 11,550,542 | 4,380,542 | 2,084,117 | 795,113 | 74,265 |
| Measure 13 - Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints | 195,655,247 | 206,525,119 | 206,470,513 | 205,303,634 | 228,616,740 | 177,690,165 |
| Measure 14 – Animal Welfare Scheme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,850,949 | 17,649,626 | 1,275,983 |
| Measure 16 - Co-operation | 0 | 79,717 | 333,717 | 1,331,405 | 3,536,248 | 1,400,294 |
| Measure 19 - Support for LEADER local development | ||||||
| Measure 20 - Technical Assistance | 0 | 65,182 | 902,151 | 1,383,207 | 1,361,368 | 926,035 |
| M97 Early Retirement | 0 | 0 | 4,248,250 | 2,430,121 | 808,357 | 166,270 |
Table 1 does not include information for Measure 19 - Support for LEADER local development as this is not operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.
Table 2. Financial Allocations for RDP 2014 – 2020 by Measure.
| Total Allocation 2014 - 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Measure 1 - Knowledge transfer and information actions | 125,800,000 |
| Measure 2 - Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services | 8,300,000 |
| Measure 4 - Investments in physical assets | 425,000,000 |
| Measure 7 - Basic services and village renewal in rural areas | 6,000,000 |
| Measure 10 - Agri-environment-climate | 1,531,005,630 |
| Measure 11 - Organic farming | 56,000,000 |
| Measure 12 - Natura 2000 & Water Framework Directive payments | 73,250,000 |
| Measure 13 - Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints | 1,491,000,000 |
| Measure 14 – Animal Welfare Scheme | 100,000,000 |
| Measure 16 - Co-operation | 62,000,000 |
| Measure 19 - Support for LEADER local development | 250,000,000 |
| Measure 20 - Technical Assistance | 8,145,000 |
| M97 Early Retirement | 9,207,547 |
While the RDP Regulation provides for a structure according to measures and sub-measures, the annual breakdown is made at aggregate level and is not formally subdivided down to measure/sub-measure level or scheme level. Essentially, any unspent EAFRD funds in a year are carried forward to subsequent years.
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