Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1413. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation in the Revised Estimates for 2017 for the rural development programme, RDP, 2014 to 2020, broken down by schemes (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1030/17]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out below:
|
Title of Scheme |
2017 Allocation €000 |
|
Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme |
202,000 |
|
Beef Data and Genomics Programme |
52,000 |
|
AEOS |
11,000 |
|
GLAS |
214,000 |
|
Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme |
50,000 |
|
Early Retirement Scheme |
3,210 |
|
Organic Farming Scheme |
10,500 |
|
REPS |
250 |
|
Locally Led Environmental Scheme |
6,000 |
|
Technical Assistance |
1,000 |
|
Collaborative Farming |
500 |
|
Speciality Foods Scheme |
2,000 |
|
Targeted Advisory Service for Animal disease |
1,000 |
|
Knowledge Transfer Scheme |
25,621 |
|
Animal Welfare Scheme for Sheep |
25,000 |
|
Traditional Buildings |
1,000 |
|
Continuous Professional Development |
200 |
|
European Innovation Programme |
700 |
|
Totals |
605,981 |
The combined 2017 allocation for RDP schemes other than LEADER which is not operated by my Department is €605,981,000 which represents a 23% increase on the amount allocated to RDP schemes under the aegis of my Department in 2016.
