Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 June 2016
273. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation under the rural development programme in the years 2014 - 2020; the expenditure incurred in the years 2014 and 2015; the allocation for 2016 for a number of categories (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17754/16]
View answer274. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown between total expenditure incurred in the years 2014 and 2015, in tabular form; the annual amount of funds originally allocated to a number of schemes (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17755/16]
View answer275. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown in the 2016 Estimates for the allocation of funds, in tabular form, under a number of schemes and programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17756/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 273 to 275, inclusive, together.
The Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 is co-funded by the EUs Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the national exchequer. EU support for the RDP via the EAFRD amounts to an aggregate sum of €2.19 billion over the 7-year programme lifespan. This EU funding will be supplemented by exchequer funding bringing the total allocation to some €4 billion. My Department is currently compiling the detailed breakdown of the allocation and of expenditure as requested by the Deputy and will forward this information directly to him.
