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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 20 Feb 2001

Vol. 530 No. 6

Written Answers. - Departmental Funding.

John Moloney

Question:

153 Mr. Moloney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the total funding allocated each year from 1995 to 2001 by his Department for counties Laois and Offaly; and the major developments that began or major service improvements that were funded as a result of an increase in funding in each of these years. [4446/01]

Following are the amounts paid to farmers under the various schemes in counties Laois and Offaly each year from 1995 to 2000. Such information is not available for 2001.

Headage and Premium Schemes

Year

County Laois (£million)

County Offaly (£million)

1995

19.064

17.140

1996

24.271

21.333

1997

24.136

21.225

1998

25.198

22.749

1999

20.768

19.229

2000

25.076

23.093

Rural Environmental Protection Scheme

Year

County Laois (£million)

County Offaly (£million)

1995

1.188

1.295

1996

1.875

1.982

1997

2.972

3.404

1998

3.304

4.440

1999

3.270

4.362

2000

3.651

5.288

Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming

Year

County Laois (£million)

County Offaly (£million)

1995

0.820

0.848

1996

1.284

1.310

1997

1.808

1.641

1998

2.094

1.875

1999

2.123

1.987

2000

2.044

1.882

In addition to the payments to farmers, the following are details of national and Feoga grants specific to Laois and Offaly during the period in question:

Year

County Laois (£million)

Nature of Payment

1998

0.125

Equestrian Project

Year

County Offaly (£million)

Nature of Payment

1995

0.372

Food Project

1996

0.432

Food Project

1998

1.082

Food Project

Advances paid under the Leader 11 Programme.
Laois Leader Rural Development Co. Ltd.

Year

Amount (£million)

1996

0.133

1997

0.108

1998

0.515

1999

0.863

2000

0.931

Offaly Leader 11 Co. Ltd.

Year

Amount (£million)

1996

0.155

1997

0.213

1998

0.649

1999

1.167

2000

0.511

Interim Funding
Laois Leader Rural Development Co. Ltd.

Year

Amount (£million)

2000

0.011

2001

0.022

Offaly Leader 11 Co. Ltd.

Year

Amount (£million)

2000

0.036

2001

0.009

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