Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
1262. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the total allocation to the previous forestry programme, including expenditure by year, with a breakdown by establishment grants and premiums, by forest type; the outstanding expenditure for each forest type; if this information can be provided in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37630/23]
View answerThe total budget allocation for the previous Forestry Programme, across the relevant spending years 2015 to 2022, was €853,176,300. Expenditure in that period amounted to €716,545,019, with €655,298,166 spent on Afforestation Grants and Premiums.
There is considerable detail in the response to your question, and the breakdown requested can be found in the spreadsheet attaching to this response. This has been broken down for each year of the previous Programme by Grant and Premium Category (GPC). The total allocation for forestry and the total expenditure is given, along with the afforestation expenditure by GPC.
There is a total outstanding liability in respect of premiums of €147,823,216. This is broken down by year in the attached spreadsheet.
