With payments made to date under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme representing in excess of 98% of the expected outturn, the expected DAS spend under the 2007/2013 Rural Development Programme will be in the region of €1,592 million. Payments in respect of each of the years of the Programme as follows:
Year
|
Expenditure € m
|
2007
|
255
|
2008
|
254
|
2009
|
224
|
2010
|
222
|
2011
|
223
|
2012
|
211
|
2013
|
199
|
It will be recalled that, due to pressing budgetary constraints, the annual budget for the Scheme was reduced in both 2009 and 2012. However, it was subsequently increased for 2013; this increased level will again be available for the 2014 Scheme.