Organic Farming Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 January 2019

Thursday, 17 January 2019

Questions (198)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

198. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the 2014 to 2020 RDP to the organic farming scheme; the amount expended on the programme in each year since established; the number of approved applicants in the scheme that have received payments in each year; and the number that have not received payments in each year of scheme since being established, in tabular form. [2271/19]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Organic Farming Scheme under the current RDP 2014 - 2020 was launched in 2015. The figures in the following table set out the financial allocation for each year together with the amount expended in those years. The figures regarding payees and the numbers awaiting payment refer to the scheme year in question. The scheme in question is on track to spend its entire allocation as later arrivals into the scheme will be paid in later years.

Year	Financial Allocation	Amount expended (in each year)	Payees (per scheme year)	Number awaiting payment
2015	12,000,000	8,030,000	1,580	0
2016	10,000,000	8,039,561	1,659	4
2017	10,500,000	8,822,131	1,541	47
2018	10,500,000	10,519,034	1,246	235
2019	11,000,000	n/a	n/a	n/a