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Afforestation Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 November 2018

Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Questions (524)

Jackie Cahill

Question:

524. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of proposals (details supplied) in tabular form. [48413/18]

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The estimated additional cost to the Exchequer of increasing the grant rate for GPCs 1 to 3, based on 2017 planting figures, is as follows: 

GPC

2017 ha Planted

Grant rate (N)

N+2.5%

N+5%

N+7.5%

N+10%

1

48.8

€2,740

€3,342.80

€6,685.60

€10,028.40

€13,371.20

2

0

€3,705

€0.00

€0.00

€0.00

€0.00

3

4,345.48

€3,815

€414,450.20

€828,900.31

€1,243,350.47

€1,657,800.62

The estimated additional cost to the Exchequer of increasing the premium rate for GPCs 1 to 3, based on 2017 planting figures, is as follows:  

GPC

2017 ha Planted

Premium rate (N)

N+2.5%

N+5%

N+7.5%

N+10%

1

48.8

€185

€225.70

€451.40

€677.10

€902.80

2

0

€440

€0.00

€0.00

€0.00

€0.00

3

4,345.48

€510

€55,404.87

€110,809.74

€166,214.61

€221,619.48

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