Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 14 Dec 1983

Vol. 346 No. 10

Written Answers. - Western Development Programme.

36.

Mr. Kitt

asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will give a breakdown of money spent under the western development programme each year since its inception in each County.

37.

Mr. Kitt

asked the Minister for Agriculture the amount paid to farmers in County Galway this year under the western development programme.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 36 and 37 together.

The information is contained in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.

Grants paid under Programme for Western Development in 1981.

County	Electricity	Water Supplies	Roads	On-Farm Investment	Land Improvement including On-Farm Roads	Forestry including shelter belts	Agricultural Training Facilities	Marketing and Processing
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Cavan	27,900	69,600	309,500	—	—	—	2,800	—
Clare	14,400	44,200	237,100	—	—	—	—	127,700
Cork	13,800	33,100	156,900	—	—	—	18,700	—
Donegal	21,900	304,200	375,000	—	—	—	—	345,800
Galway	42,900	674,700	275,400	—	—	—	44,800	229,600
Kerry	14,000	36,700	315,900	—	—	—	17,600	318,700
Leitrim	—	73,600	283,500	—	—	—	8,100	73,400
Limerick	800	—	38,100	—	—	—	—	—
Longford	8,300	333,700	95,800	—	—	—	—	—
Mayo	16,000	587,800	312,700	—	—	—	3,000	—
Monaghan	27,300	761,900	205,500	—	—	—	—	—
Roscommon	—	506,400	135,400	—	—	—	82,700	421,500
Sligo	23,000	27,700	114,600	—	—	—	3,200	90,500

Grants paid under the Programme for Western Development in 1982.

County	Electricity	Water Supplies	Roads	On-Farm Investment	Land Improvement including On-Farm Roads	Forestry including shelter belts	Agricultural Training Facilities	Marketing and Processing
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Cavan	114,300	422,400	485,000	—	12,300	1,100	18,800	401,500
Clare	59,300	295,400	324,800	—	285,500	12,400	—	51,000
Cork	120,900	184,300	259,200	—	414,400	3,000	122,100	—
Donegal	103,400	510,400	670,200	—	94,300	900	—	976,700
Galway	284,700	2,012,500	422,500	—	468,100	5,700	161,600	495,700
Kerry	164,300	120,100	462,400	—	211,800	5,000	122,800	54,600
Leitrim	22,300	132,800	428,000	—	3,800	600	21,500	—
Limerick	2,400	3,600	45,600	—	1,900	—	—	—
Longford	6,900	977,900	104,600	—	35,400	7,000	—	1,126,200
Mayo	200,000	1,753,800	625,300	—	162,800	300	27,000	1,321,100
Monaghan	123,000	2,493,700	262,900	—	3,600	—	—	420,700
Ros- common	40,600	615,100	197,700	—	91,700	7,400	148,700	—
Sligo	48,500	446,700	209,200	—	58,800	17,600	9,800	60,200

Grants paid under the Programme for Western Development, January to August 1983.

County	Electricity	Water Supplies	Roads	On-Farm Investment	Land Improvement including On-Farm Roads	Forestry including shelter belts	Agricultural Training Facilities	Marketing and Processing
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Cavan	107,800	72,700	406,400	—	13,900	36	500	236,200
Clare	33,300	74,000	290,700	1,800	119,300	4,300	100	—
Cork	81,300	41,800	249,000	—	165,500	3,900	47,600	—
Donegal	80,400	171,100	625,600	—	77,500	3,200	4,700	511,800
Galway	286,600	570,700	413,500	1,100	253,300	900	179,200	548,500
Kerry	170,100	81,000	450,500	—	173,900	6,900	5,000	55,100
Leitrim	8,300	161,100	393,800	—	3,200	3,500	79,000	778,800
Limerick	11,500	2,800	41,700	—	4,000	700	—	—
Longford	11,300	206,700	115,000	1,600	10,500	1,500	—	1,137,400
Mayo	188,700	702,200	545,300	—	158,400	—	33,400	1,515,900
Monaghan	57,600	1,086,500	207,800	7,800	7,800	1,000	—	940,400
Ros- common	15,900	251,300	212,200	7,900	63,600	800	16,600	104,100
Sligo	25,100	37,700	190,500	—	19,800	2,800	—	—

* The figure shown for roads is the 1983 allocation.

38.

Mr. Kitt

asked the Minister for Agriculture the grants available under the western development programme for division of lands, including commonage, fencing, making roads, etc.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Deasy)

Under the programme for western developments grants of 70 per cent of the estimated cost are available for fencing, reclamation, and surface treatment of commonages which are subdivided. Grants of 80 per cent of estimated cost are available for the provision of necessary roadways associated with the lands being improved.