Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 November 2016
164. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds allocated to the knowledge transfer group scheme under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020; the total amount of spend on an annual basis to date in tabular form; the total amount allocated for 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33231/16]
View answerThe Knowledge Transfer Programme has a funding allocation within the Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020 of €100m for the duration of the programming period. Year 1 of the scheme runs from 1 June, 2016 to 31 May, 2017 with payments commencing thereafter. Accordingly, while there is no allocation in 2016 as payments will not issue until the completion of Year 1, the allocation for 2017 is €25m.
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2016 allocation |
2017 allocation |
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€0 |
€25,000,000 |
In common with other measures under the RDP, monitoring of targets and associated budgets is ongoing over the life of the Programme, in conjunction with the annual estimates process.
