Vol. 481 No. 1
120 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give details of assistance given to the horticulture industry under the scheme of grant aid to investments in commercial horticulture as part of the Operation Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development, Forestry, 1994-99, on a county basis for each of the years from 1995 to date in 1997. [15454/97]
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
Projects Approved in the Horticulture Sector under the FEOGA Marketing and Processing Scheme in the period 1995 to October 1997
1995
|
County |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 31 August |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Carlow |
– |
– |
– |
|
Cavan |
– |
2,539 |
4,676 |
|
Clare |
– |
15,060 |
825 |
|
Cork |
– |
70,028 |
24,558 |
|
Donegal |
– |
– |
– |
|
Dublin |
7,740 |
41,080 |
77,876 |
|
Galway |
– |
2,683 |
2,550 |
|
Kerry |
– |
12,075 |
2,460 |
|
Kildare |
– |
66,809 |
11,226 |
|
Kilkenny |
– |
3,640 |
30,040 |
|
Laois |
– |
– |
– |
|
Leitrim |
– |
– |
– |
|
Limerick |
– |
6,817 |
– |
|
Longford |
– |
20,556 |
– |
|
Louth |
– |
27,354 |
47,108 |
|
Mayo |
– |
3,146 |
1,475 |
|
Meath |
– |
68,299 |
14,035 |
|
Monaghan |
– |
13,037 |
9,184 |
|
Offaly |
– |
16,301 |
35,103 |
|
Roscommon |
– |
3,125 |
– |
|
Sligo |
– |
– |
8,445 |
|
Tipperary |
– |
3,870 |
21,201 |
|
Waterford |
– |
17,540 |
2,254 |
|
Westmeath |
– |
5,039 |
– |
|
Wexford |
8,068 |
97,380 |
38,284 |
|
Wicklow |
– |
2,146 |
8,313 |
121 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give details of grant assistance given to the processing and marketing sectors of the horticulture industry under the FEOGA scheme for each of the years from 1995 to date in 1997; and the beneficiaries of this scheme. [15453/97]
Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh): Presumably the Deputy's question covers both the potato and fruit and vegetable sectors. The details of the projects concerned are as follows:
Projects Approved in the Horticulture Sector under the FEOGA Marketing and Processing Scheme in the period 1995 to October 1997
1995
|
Beneficiary |
Description of Project |
FEOGA Award |
National Award |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
Brierhurst Co. Ltd., Drogheda, County Louth |
New project to peel, cook, vacuum pack and chill potatoes |
418,880 |
83,776 |
|
Donegal Foods Ltd., Letterkenny, County Donegal |
Diversification into the production of par-cooked potato products |
68,250 |
9,750 |
|
Smailcbhia Éire Teo., Bunbeg, County Donegal |
Modernisation of potato crisp line production facilites |
159,750 |
28,000 |
|
Nicholas McCabe, Moynalvey, County Meath |
Provision of refrigerated potato storage and handling facilities |
191,897 |
28,982 |
|
Thomas and Séamus Purcell, Piltown, County Kilkenny |
Modernisation of potato storage, grading and handling facilities |
90,539 |
18,108 |
|
Michael Lynch, Ardee, County Louth |
Provision of potato store and handling facilities |
148,151 |
29,630 |
|
Michael Smith, Navan, County Meath |
Construction of potato storage, grading and handling facility |
327,540 |
65,608 |
|
Martin O'Gorman, Athy, County Kildare |
Additional potato storage, grading and handling facilities |
147,761 |
29,552 |
|
Mid Cork Growers, Ovens, County Cork |
Additional potato storage, grading and handling facilities |
85,273 |
16,997 |
|
Country Crest, Lusk, County Dublin |
Additional potato storage, grading and handling facilities |
500,498 |
100,099 |
|
John and Enda Prendergast, Knock- bridge, County Louth |
Additional potato storage and handling facilities |
108,235 |
21,647 |
|
Agri-World, Kells, County Meath |
Provision of potato storage, handling and packing facilities |
222,918 |
44,584 |
|
J. and C. Sheridan (Kilberry) Ltd., Navan, County Meath |
Provision of potato grading, handling and packing facilities |
89,585 |
17,917 |
|
Ivan Hemeryck, Lucan, County Dublin |
Provision of potato storage, grading and handling facilities |
73,060 |
14,612 |
|
Sam Dennigan and Co., Oldtown, County Dublin |
Expansion of potato storage, washing, packaging and handling facilites |
244,735 |
48,947 |
|
Grange Farms, Ovens, County Cork |
Modernisation of potato storage, grading and packing facilities |
75,004 |
15,001 |
|
Gerard King, Dunleer, County Louth |
Provision of refrigerated potato storage and grading facilities |
99,454 |
19,891 |
|
Borodale Foods Ltd., Tuam, County Galway |
Establishment of manufacturing facility of kettle cooked crisps |
207,847 |
30,000 |
|
Potato Cuisine Ltd., Drogheda, County Louth |
Provision of facilities for chilled fresh part cooked chips and roast potatoes |
287,750 |
57,550 |
|
Donegal Foods Ltd., Letterkenny, County Donegal |
Improve quality control by the installation of blanching equipment |
133,000 |
19,000 |
|
Platter Foods Co. Ltd., Carton Village, Sligo |
Purpose built EU licensed factory for the production of fresh convenience foods |
253,534 |
108,657 |
|
Beneficiary |
Description of Project |
FEOGA Award |
National Award |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
James Griffin, Carraigaline, County Cork |
Provision of refrigerated potato storage, grading and handling facilities |
52,228 |
10,446 |
|
Harkin Bros., Lifford, County Donegal |
Provision of refrigerated storage, grading and packing facility for seed and ware potatoes |
284,184 |
40,597 |
|
Valedune International Ltd., Manor- cunningham, County Donegal |
Provision of refrigerated storage and handling facilities |
77,163 |
11,023 |
|
Meade Potato Co. Ltd., Navan, County Meath |
Extension of existing storage capacity and provision of new grading facility |
211,020 |
30,146 |
|
Balimar Ltd., Ballyhahill, County Limerick |
Provision of disease free seed and construction of an 800 tonne refrigerated storage facility |
41,572 |
5,939 |
|
Largo Foods Exports Ltd., Ash- bourne, County Meath |
Expansion of existing facilities for potato crisps |
964,102 |
192,820 |
|
Walsh Mushrooms Production Ltd., Gorey, County Wexford |
Provision of a mushroom packhouse facility |
389,883 |
55,698 |
|
Beneficiary |
Description of Project |
FEOGA Award |
National Award |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
Edward English, Mallow, County Cork |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
252,405 |
36,058 |
|
Kenneth Loughran, Dundalk, Count Louth |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
224,775 |
44,955 |
|
Charles and David Keogh, Tara, County Meath |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
51,395 |
10,279 |
|
Seán Gregory, Dunleer, County Louth |
Provision of potato storage and grading facility |
92,183 |
18,437 |
|
Frank Higgins, Athboy, County Meath |
Provision of refrigerated potato storage, packing and handling facilities |
96,651 |
19,331 |
|
Shaun Toland, Carrigans, County Donegal |
Provision of refrigerated potato storage, packing and handling facilities |
262,353 |
37,479 |
|
O'Shea Brothers, Piltown, County Kilkenny |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
337,721 |
67,544 |
|
Jack Long, Lifford, County Donegal |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
82,904 |
11,844 |
|
John Sheridan and Sons, Kells, County Meath |
Provision of refrigerated potato storage, packing and handling facilities |
250,182 |
50,037 |
|
John Curran, Enniscorthy, County Wexford |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
93,033 |
18,592 |
|
Patrick White, Lusk, County Donegal |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
71,808 |
14,362 |
|
Paul Sweeney and Co., Newcastle, County Dublin |
Provision of refrigerated potato storage, packing and handling facilities |
693,385 |
34,669 |
|
Robin Craig, Raphoe, County Donegal |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
41,718 |
5,960 |
|
D. and J. McCarthy, Drogheda, County Louth |
Provision of potato storage and grading facilities |
87,363 |
12,480 |
|
Pádraig Heaney, Navan, County Meath |
Provision of refrigerated potato storage, packing and handling facilities |
94,069 |
18,814 |
|
Donegal Foods Ltd., Letterkenny, County Donegal |
Proposed investment for expansion into chilled potato chip production |
262,500 |
37,500 |
|
Avonmore Co-Op Society Ltd., Kilkenny |
New plant for chilled food expansion |
913,920 |
182,784 |
