Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 November 2016
294. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total funding allocated to the EFF operational programme 2007-2013; the annual breakdown on funding allocated; the breakdown on all the seafood sectors, that is fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34314/16]
View answerIreland's Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013 under the European Fisheries Fund operated between 2008 and 2015 and provided €63.4 million in supports to our seafood sector.
Expenditure over each of the years concerned was as follow:
|
Year |
Total Funding |
|
2008 |
€20.52 m |
|
2009 |
€15.86 m |
|
2010 |
€0.48 m |
|
2011 |
€0.23 m |
|
2012 |
€3.87 m |
|
2013 |
€3.20 m |
|
2014 |
€4.20 m |
|
2015 |
€15.05 m |
|
Total |
€63.40 m |
Expenditure over the course of the Programme for each thematic area was as follows:
|
Thematic Area |
Total Investment |
|
Fisheries |
€38.89 m |
|
Aquaculture |
€1.32 m |
|
Seafood Processing and Marketing |
11.68 m |
|
Fishery Local Action Groups |
€1.12 m |
|
Fishery Harbour Developments |
€10.34 m |
|
Technical Assistance |
€0.06 m |
