Matt Carthy
Question:
275. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 20 May 2021, the amount of funding provided to pillar 2 schemes from the Exchequer and the amount through funds from the European Union by scheme in 2021 to date; the expected spend and allocation for 2021-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56214/21]
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Officials in my Department will collate the information requested and forward it directly to the Deputy.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
In 2021, €693m has been allocated to pillar 2 schemes and €464m spent to date, with the remaining €229m expected to issue in December. The Deputy is aware of savings identified that I recently presented to the Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine as part of my Department’s Technical Supplementary Estimate.
EAFRD funding claimed from the European Union on expenditure incurred from January 2021 to 15 October 2021, amounts to €184m with a further claim to be submitted for the last quarter which will be reimbursed in 2022.
The definitive 2022 allocation will be set out in the 2022 Revised Estimates Volume (REV) which will be published later this year.
