Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
850. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 761 of 30 November 2021, the financial support that has been provided to the voluntary national Johne's disease control programme in each of the years 2012 to date in tabular form; the specified purpose for which this support is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11409/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Johne's Disease Control Programme is managed by Animal Health Ireland (AHI), which is a public-private partnership, with funding provided by industry matched with funding provided by my Department.
Since 2012 the Department of Agriculture Food & Marine has provided financial and other supports to the Johne's Disease Programme, including testing on bulk milk tank samples, Veterinary Risk Assessments and Management Plans (VRAMPS) and Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health (TASAH). All these measures are to support farmers in identifying and managing the Johne's Disease challenge in their herds.
The below table shows The Department of Agriculture Food and Marines financial supports towards the Johne's Disease Control Programme since 2013 to date. TASAH measures are supported under the Rural development programme.
|
DAFM Funding |
€ |
|
2013 |
200,000 |
|
2014 |
200,000 |
|
2015 |
130,000 |
|
2016 |
130,000 |
|
2017 |
47,898 |
|
2018 |
352,565 |
|
2019 |
367,366 |
|
2020 |
562,600 |
|
2021 |
672,000 |
