The national development plan provided a total indicative allocation of some £4.3 billion, 5.5 billion, in relation to the agriculture, food and related rural development areas over the 2000-06 period.
In the case of the main element – the CAP rural development plan – the allocation of £3.4 billion, 4.3 billion, is on a national basis. In relation to the remaining measures, the allocation is split on a regional basis with £389 million, 494 million, attributed provisionally to the BMW region. The following table sets out details of expenditure incurred by my Department and agencies under its aegis up to 30 September 2001 in each of the BMW counties.
|
£m
|
m
|
Donegal
|
41.927
|
53.237
|
Leitrim
|
17.467
|
22.178
|
Cavan
|
24.235
|
30.773
|
Monaghan
|
11.225
|
14.253
|
Louth
|
4.184
|
5.312
|
Sligo
|
21.557
|
27.372
|
Offaly
|
16.000
|
20.316
|
Longford
|
14.626
|
18.571
|
Westmeath
|
8.828
|
11.209
|
Laois
|
12.856
|
16.324
|
Galway
|
64.226
|
81.550
|
Mayo
|
59.345
|
75.354
|
Roscommon
|
31.909
|
40.517
|
In addition, a total of £16.464 million, 20.905 million, was spent on research, training and advisory services which we are not in a position to attribute on a county basis.