As you will be aware, Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020 is co-funded by the EU’s European 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. The annual breakdown of total EU support under the Rural Development Programme for Ireland is set out in annex 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 – see table 1.
If the amount of EAFRD expenditure drawn down in a calendar year is less than the annual breakdown, the difference between the actual EAFRD expenditure and the annual breakdown may be reviewed without changing the overall EAFRD allocation for the period. Essentially, any unspent EAFRD funds in a year are carried forward to subsequent years. The overall amount of €2.19 billion EAFRD funding will be spent over the 7-year programme period.
The annual breakdown of total EU support is only made at aggregate level and is not transferred down to measure/sub-measure level (or scheme level). The RDP Regulation is structured according to measures while for the purpose of financial management of national expenditures, we run and implement the RDP measures as schemes. These schemes may extend over more than one RDP measure - for example, the BDGP scheme draws funding from measure 1 and measure 10. At the same time, one RDP measure may contribute funds to a number of schemes - for example, measure 1 contributes to Knowledge Transfer and M10 GLAS/BDGP training.
The financial allocations for the RDP 2014-2020 measures and sub-measure are set out in table 2. Please note the horticultural sector is not included in the RDP 2014-2020. In addition, please note the financial allocations for the new measures/sub-measures (support for Beef Producer Organisations, Sheep Welfare Scheme and the European Innovation Partnerships including the Locally Led schemes) being introduced as part of the 2nd amendment to the RDP are subject to formal approval by the European Commission.
In contrast to the RDP, annual allocations to each Vote are a key feature of our national exchequer system and these allocations are sub-divided into sub-head allocations. Table 3 in the attached shows the annual allocations for 2014, 2015 (original and after the supplementary Estimate), 2016 and 2017 to the sub-heads covering the schemes you referred to in your question which are funded under the 2014-2020 RDP. The allocations for 2018, 2019 and 2020 have not been determined yet as annual scheme allocations will be determined within the context of the estimates process for those years.
Table 1: Annual EAFRD contributions in (€)
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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Total
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313,148,955
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313,059,463
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312,967,965
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312,874,411
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312,779,690
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312,669,355
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312,485,314
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2,189,985,153
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Table 2 : Financial Allocation by Measure & Submeasure for Irelands 2014 -2020 RDP
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Measure and Submeasure
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Total Allocation 2014-2020
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Measure 1 - Knowledge transfer and information actions
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125,800,000
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Submeasure 1.1 (Knowledge transfer groups and M10 Training)
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125,800,000
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Measure 2 - Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
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8,300,000
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Submeasure 2.3 (CPD for Agri Advisors)
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2,000,000
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Submeasures 2.1 & 2.3 (Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health and Welfare)
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6,000,000
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Submeasure 2.1 – Support for the setting up of Producer Organisations
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300,000
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Measure 4 - Investments in physical assets
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425,000,000
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Submeasure 4.1 (TAMS II)
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395,000,000
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AEOS Transitional
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30,000,000
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Measure 7 - Basic services and village renewal in rural areas
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6,000,000
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Submeasure 7.6 (GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings)
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6,000,000
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Measure 10 - Agri-environment-climate
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1,531,005,630
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Submeasure 10.1 (GLAS, BDGP, The Burren Programme & Transitional AEOS/REPS)
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1,531,005,630
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Measure 11 - Organic farming
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56,000,000
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Submeasures 11.1 & 11.2 (The Organic Farming Scheme)
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56,000,000
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Measure 12 Natura 2000 & WFD (Transitional)
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73,250,000
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Submeasures 12.1 Natura 2000 & WFD
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73,250,000
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Measure 13 - Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints
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1,370,000,000
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Submeasure 13.2 & 13.3 (ANC including Islands)
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1,370,000,000
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Measure 14 – Animal Welfare Scheme
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100,000,000
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Submeasure 14 - payment for animal welfare scheme
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100,000,000
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Measure 16 - Co-operation
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62,000,000
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Submeasure 16.1 (General EIPs)
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3,000,000
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Submeasure 16.1 (EIPs – Locally Led Hen Harrier and Freshwater Pearl Mussel)
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35,000,000
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Submeasure 16.1 (EIPs - Locally Led Environmental and Climate)
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20,000,000
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Submeasure 16.3 (Collaborative Farming)
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4,000,000
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Measure 19 - Support for LEADER local development
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250,000,000
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Submeasures 19.1, 19.2,19.3 & 19.4 (LEADER)
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250,000,000
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Measure 20 Total - Technical Assistance
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8,145,000
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Technical Assistance
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8,145,000
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ERS (Transitional)
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9,207,547
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Table 3: scheme
sub-head allocations and outturns
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Title of Scheme
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2014
Allocation
€000
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2014
Outturn
€000
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2015
Allocation Post
Supple-mentary
€000
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2015
Outturn
€000
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2016
Allocation Post
Supplementary
€000
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2016 Provisional
Outturn €000
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2017 Allocation in €000
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
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195,000
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194,238
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207,000
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205,906
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202,000
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206,433
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202,000
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
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0
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0
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35,000
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34,692
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52,000
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61,896
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52,000
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AEOS
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61,000
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60,773
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71,000
|
79,801
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40,850
|
32,200
|
11,000
|
|
GLAS
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0
|
0
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20,000
|
11,453
|
139,500
|
102,615
|
214,000
|
|
Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
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17,200
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16,456
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30,500
|
24,830
|
35,800
|
7,836
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50,000
|
|
Early Retirement Scheme (Land Mobility)
|
10,000
|
10,523
|
7,394
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7,143
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4,602
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4,406
|
3,210
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|
Organic Farming Schemes
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Included in REPS
|
0
|
6,000
|
7,969
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10,000
|
8,018
|
10,500
|
|
REPS
|
121,450
|
139,549
|
52,000
|
32,009
|
2,194
|
3,517
|
250
|
|
Locally Led Environmental Schemes (Traditional Farm Buildings)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1,200
|
1,973
|
7,000
|
|
Technical assistance
|
1,000
|
140
|
100
|
122
|
1,000
|
902
|
1,000
|
|
Collaborative Farming
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
80
|
500
|
339
|
500
|
|
Targeted Advisory Service for Animal Disease
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
700
|
228
|
1,000
|
|
Knowledge Transfer Scheme
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25,621
|
|
Animal Welfare Scheme for Sheep
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25,000
|
|
Continuous Professional Development
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
200
|
|
European Innovation Programme
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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700
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