The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:
Table 1 – Allocations and Expenditure under certain RDP Schemes
|
|
Knowledge Transfer Scheme
€000
|
GLAS
€000
|
Beef Data and Genomics Programme
€000
|
TAMS II
€000
|
Sheep Welfare Scheme
€000
|
Hen Harrier Programme
€000
|
|
Allocation 2015
|
0
|
20,000
|
35,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Expenditure 2015
|
0
|
11,453
|
34,692
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Allocation 2016
|
0
|
139,500
|
52,000
|
28,000
|
0
|
0
|
|
Expenditure 2016
|
0
|
102,615
|
61,800
|
3,971
|
0
|
0
|
|
Allocation 2017
|
22,821
|
228,500
|
49,000
|
49,832
|
17,000
|
2,940
|
|
Expenditure 2017
|
13,784
|
195,583
|
47,137
|
31,256
|
15,851
|
717,000
|
|
Allocation 2018
|
23,000
|
226,000
|
49,500
|
69,943
|
20,000
|
3,500
|
|
Expenditure 2018
|
21,665
|
231,978
|
47,451
|
66,751
|
17,650
|
1,154
|
|
Allocation 2019
|
25,000
|
203,000
|
46,500
|
70,000
|
18,000
|
3,115
|
|
Provisional Expenditure 2019
|
22,167
|
213,799
|
43,403
|
76,519
|
17,382
|
3,523
|
None of the schemes in question were operational in 2014. As a result, there was neither a budget allocation nor expenditure for the schemes in question during that year.
Table 2 – No. of participants and withdrawals
|
|
Knowledge Transfer Scheme
|
GLAS
|
Beef Data and Genomics Programme
|
TAMS II
|
Sheep Welfare Scheme
|
Hen
Harrier Programme
|
|
Number of active participants
|
18,204
|
48,619
|
24,010
|
11,694
|
18,502
|
1,524
|
|
Number of applicants that have withdrawn
|
1,498
|
2,526
|
7,789*
|
838
|
1,507
|
1
|
* Data includes participants excluded from the scheme because of issues relating to non-completion of training and Carbon Navigator requirements
