Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 May 2018
375. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding drawn down in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018 under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014-2020, by county and fishing port, in tabular form; the details of funding in each of the seafood sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19753/18]
View answerMy Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme is the vehicle for financial supports to the seafood sector up to 2021. The Programme delivers a wide range of supports for aquaculture, fisheries and seafood processing through a suite of 17 schemes.
The following table provides information relating to expenditure under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme up to 2017. Information is not compiled on beneficiaries by county or fishing port. Data on 2018 expenditure is not yet available.
|
Union Priority |
Scheme |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Total |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
UP1 |
Sustainable Fisheries |
0 |
0 |
776,537 |
2,656,152 |
3,432,689 |
|
UP1 |
Marine Biodiversity |
0 |
0 |
275,000 |
1,160,275 |
1,435,275 |
|
UP1 |
Inshore Fisheries |
0 |
0 |
335,598 |
472,774 |
808,372 |
|
UP1 |
New Fishermen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55,800 |
55,800 |
|
UP2 |
Sustainable Aquaculture |
0 |
0 |
802,566 |
1,478,690 |
2,281,256
|
|
UP2 |
Knowledge Gateway |
0 |
0 |
932,683 |
1,462,582 |
2,395,265
|
|
UP3 |
Data Collection |
5,873,241 |
6,047,337 |
6,558,760 |
7,894,000 |
26,373,338
|
|
UP3 |
Control and Enforcement |
0 |
1,310,739.87 |
2,928,688 |
4,191,204 |
8,430,632
|
|
UP4 |
Fisheries Local Development |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,774,563 |
1,774,563
|
|
UP5 |
Producer Organisation |
0 |
0 |
609,669 |
520,870 |
1,130,539
|
|
UP5 |
Seafood Promotion |
0 |
0 |
833,000 |
919,790 |
1,752,790
|
|
UP5 |
Seafood Processing Development |
0 |
0 |
3,516,191 |
3,800,397 |
7,316,588
|
|
UP6 |
Blue Growth & Marine Spatial Planning |
0 |
0 |
55,400 |
136,554 |
191,954
|
|
|
Technical Assistance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,098,995 |
1,098,995
|
|
|
Totals |
5,873,241 |
7,358,077 |
17,624,092 |
27,622,646 |
58,478,055 |
