Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2014
329. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of grants and payments under the forestry environment protection scheme over the past three years from County Waterford; and the average annual payment to these recipients. [48345/14]
View answerThe details requested in respect of recipients of grants and premiums under the Forest Environment Protection Scheme (FEPS) payable in respect of lands planted in Waterford are as follows:
|
- |
2012 Cost € |
2012 No. of recipients |
Average Payment € |
2013 Cost € |
2013 No. of recipients |
Average Payment € |
2014 Cost € |
201 4 No. of recipients |
Average Payment € |
|
First Instalment |
22,320 |
1 |
22,320 |
_ |
_ |
_ |
_ |
_ |
_ |
|
Second Instalment |
43,427 |
4 |
10,857 |
80,651 |
7 |
11,522 |
64,054 |
5 |
12,811 |
|
First Premium |
5,368 |
2 |
2,684 |
_ |
_ |
_ |
_ |
_ |
_ |
|
Subsequent Premium |
164,637 |
38 |
4,3 33 |
141,800 |
33 |
4,297 |
150,409 |
32 |
4,700 |
As eligibility for payment of FEPS payments was linked to participation in REPS, the fall-off in numbers in the Scheme was attributable to the ending of REPS in 2009.
