Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 January 2005
56 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount her Department has received from the Department of Finance in each of the past ten years; if she has satisfied herself that agriculture is allocated its fair share as part of the national expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1769/05]
View answerThe following are the gross and net allocations for my Department during the past ten years:
|
Gross € million |
Net € million |
|
|
2005 |
1,427 |
973 |
|
2004 |
1,405 |
926 |
|
2003 |
1,246 |
836 |
|
2002 |
1,348 |
888 |
|
2001 |
1,513 |
1,090 |
|
2000 |
1,146 |
781 |
|
1999 |
1,032 |
635 |
|
1998 |
997 |
527 |
|
1997 |
973 |
522 |
|
1996 |
914 |
539 |
I am satisfied that the level of Exchequer funds voted annually by the Dáil for agriculture is commensurate with needs at any given time. In addition to voted funds, Irish agriculture benefits from EU funded direct payments and market support schemes. Expenditure on these measures in 2004 amounted to approximately €1.4 billion.
