Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
971. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have applied to the knowledge transfer group scheme under the rural development programme 2014 to 2020 to date in each of the beef, sheep, dairy, tillage, equine and poultry sectors; the targeted number of groups formed; the number of groups finalised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34777/17]
View answerThe Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme is included in Ireland's Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020. 20,252 farmer applications have been registered for the scheme. These are broken down between the sectors in the following table:
|
Total |
Beef |
Dairy |
Sheep |
Tillage |
Poultry |
Equine |
|
|
Number of Participants Applied |
20,252 |
10,072 |
4,258 |
4,310 |
885 |
248 |
479 |
The number of KT groups that registered for approval under the Programme is as follows.
|
Total |
Beef |
Dairy |
Sheep |
Tillage |
Poultry |
Equine |
|
|
Number of Groups Applied |
1201 |
582 |
271 |
252 |
55 |
14 |
27 |
The current position in relation to KT Groups that have finalised the approval process is as follows:
|
Total |
Beef |
Dairy |
Sheep |
Tillage |
Poultry |
Equine |
|
|
Number of Groups Finalised to date |
1190 |
582 |
268 |
251 |
55 |
14 |
20 |
