Departmental Agencies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 March 2012

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Ceisteanna (424, 425)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

479 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the source of the extra funding made available to Teagasc for works at Ashtown, Dublin. [14655/12]

Clare Daly

Ceist:

514 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason extra funding has been made available to Teagasc for works in Ashtown; and from what budget have these moneys been made available. [14362/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 514 together.

Teagasc are funded from Grant in aid and also generate own income from advisory charges, education fees etc. Prioritisation of funding for particular services/programmes etc is an operational matter for Teagasc to determine.

I understand from Teagasc that the works at Ashtown are being funded from own resources and the intention is that the balance will be funded from proceeds from asset disposals under the Teagasc Change Programme. The use of proceeds is currently the subject of discussions with the Department.