Martin Ferris
Question:436. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount the Teagasc budget has been cut in the past four budgets. [32968/14]
View answerWednesday, 17 September 2014
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Teagasc is funded from annual exchequer grant in aid allocations and own generated income. Grant in aid is utilised for pay and pension costs, non-pay current expenditure, provision of training and education programmes and capital investment in buildings and equipment. The following table profiles grant aid allocations over the past 4 budgets.
|
Year |
€m |
|
2011 |
132.156 |
|
2012 |
128.460 |
|
2013 |
121.838 |
|
2014 |
119.210 |
The savings in grant in aid expenditure largely reflect lower payroll costs due to reductions in staff numbers.
Own income of approximately €40m per annum is earned from fees for research, advisory and training services; income from national and EU competitive research programmes; and revenue from farming activities and commodity levies.