Ivan Yates
Question:123 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the scale of fees being charged by Teagasc to various categories of farmers; and the proposals, if any, he has to alter this.
Vol. 424 No. 9
123 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the scale of fees being charged by Teagasc to various categories of farmers; and the proposals, if any, he has to alter this.
An efficiency plan for Teagasc identified the importance of increasing the earned income of the organisation as one means of helping them to achieve a balanced budget. Under section 6 (2) of the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988, I recently conveyed approval to Teagasc with the consent of the Minister for Finance, to implement increased charges to farmers for certain advisory services.
The new charges, set out in attached schedule, came into effect on 1 November 1992.
The proposed advisory services and charges are as follows:
1. Commercial Services.
(choice of adviser/specialist/ researcher)
Charge to Public Corporate Bodies (Including Co-Ops), £250 per day.
Discounted Charge to Farmer Clients, £150 per day.