Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
664 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all current time-related saving-delayed spending of budget 2012 allocations on staff and-or resources in his Department. [36709/12]
View answerA substantial proportion of the Department's Vote is allocated to schemes and services, many of which are demand led. Expenditure covers a wide range of activities including payments to farmers under various schemes, food safety, animal and public health areas and Grants-in Aid to State bodies. Actual expenditure in any year is dependent on a number of variables such as the level of scheme participation, fully documented claims being lodged and the incidence of animal disease.
