A substantial proportion of the Department’s capital budget relates covers the payment of capital grants under various demand led schemes on projects which include construction work undertaken by individuals or corporate entities in the agriculture, forestry, fishery and food processing sectors. Detailed plans for capital spending under the fishery harbours development programme as well as some construction work to be undertaken by some of the State bodies under the Department’s aegis are currently being finalised and it is not possible to provide details on the final plans in this regard at this stage.
The total capital funding to my Department for 2013 is €193 million and includes €6 million capital savings carried over from 2012. The following headings include expenditure on construction
Schemes
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Price
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Administrative Budget; investment in Laboratories buildings and equipment
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€2.660m
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On farm investment; investments in buildings and equipment in the dairy, sheep, pigs and poultry sectors
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€27.555m
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Food sector; investment in buildings and food processing equipment
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€14.3m
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Fisheries sector; investments in food processing buildings and equipment, aquaculture and fishery harbours
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€13.945m
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Horse and Greyhound Fund
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€5.5m
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State bodies; final investments plans are not yet available and may include expenditure on projects involving construction work.
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€14.64m
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