Written answers
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Departmental Funding
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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629. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding appropriated in 2021 related to Covid-19 measures in programmes A, B, C and D by sub-heading in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the Exchequer funding allocated in 2021 related to COVID-19 measures. Furthermore, provision was made for COVID-19 related spending in a number of administration areas, including on items such as PPE materials and IT costs related to remote working arrangements. These cannot be separately apportioned.
| Subhead | Measure/scheme/ initiative introduced | Exchequer funding allocated in 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| B.6 | BEEP scheme | €5 million |
| C.7 | Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (HGRF). | €12 million |
| C.10 | SBCI Loan Scheme | €10.6 million |
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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630. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding appropriated in 2020 related to Covid-19 measures in programmes A, B, C and D by sub-heading in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33150/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the Exchequer funding allocated in 2020 related to COVID-19 measures. Furthermore, there was COVID-19 related spending in a number of administration areas, including on items such as PPE materials and IT costs related to remote working arrangements. These cannot be separately apportioned.
| Subhead | Measure /scheme/initiative introduced | Exchequer funding allocated in 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| B.6 | Beef finisher payment | €50 million |
| C.11 | SBCI Working Capital Scheme | €2.7 million |
| D.3 | Fishery harbour development programme | €5 million |
| D.3 | Covid 19 Aquaculture Support Scheme | €750,000 |
| D.3 | Covid-19 voluntary Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme | €427,196 |
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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631. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding appropriated in 2021 related to Brexit measures in programmes A, B, C and D by sub-heading in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33151/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will appreciate that significant administrative resources in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are being utilised on an ongoing basis for Brexit related purposes, the cost of which cannot be isolated.
The following table sets out the additional Exchequer funding allocated to the Department in 2021 related to Brexit spending.
| Subhead | Measure/Scheme | Brexit related Exchequer funding allocated in 2021 € 000 |
|---|---|---|
| (i) | Salaries/wages/allowances | 10,000 |
| (vi) | Office premises expenses (current) | 7,000 |
| (vi) | Officer premises expenses (Capital) | 10,000 |
| A.3.7 | Other Animal Diseases Measures | 11,800 |
| C.4 | Development of Agriculture and Food | 8,350 |
| C.6 | Bord Bia* | 3,500 |
| D.6 | SFPA ** | 1,591 |
* Bord Bia received an additional €3.5m in 2021, which was incorporated by Brexit related and COVID-19 recovery activities into their suite of existing programmes, market diversification and business assists for Irish food and drink businesses
**Increase in SFPA's pay budget for additional staffing requirements was primarily Brexit related.
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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632. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding appropriated in 2020 related to Brexit measures in programmes A, B, C and D by sub-heading in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33152/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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In 2020, much of the work of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine focussed on Brexit preparedness and internal resources were re-prioritised accordingly. The cost of same cannot be isolated, but specific additional provision was made in the areas set out in the following table:
| Subhead | Measure/Scheme | Brexit-related Exchequer funding allocated in 2020 € 000 |
|---|---|---|
| (i) | Salaries/wages/allowances | 15,250 |
| (vi) | Office premises expenses | 600 |
| (vi) | Officer premises expenses (Capital) | 19,158 |
| C.4 | Development of Agriculture and Food | 7,900 |
| C.10 | SBCI loan scheme | 21,372 |
| D.6 | SFPA * | 2,616 |
* Increase in SFPAs pay budget for additional staffing requirements was primarily Brexit-related.
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