The tables that follow this reply set out the measures funded under the Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013 (RDP). The expenditure performance is based on the quarterly returns to the European Commission and the tables reflect the position up to June 2013. Under Council Regulation No 1698/2005, the latest date for incurring expenditure using funds available under the current rural development programme is 31 December 2015 or earlier if the funds have been exhausted prior to that date.
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Current RDP Allocation (€)
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EAFRD Allocation (€)
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Total Exchequer Allocation (€)
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EAFRD and Exchequer Expenditure 2007 – June 2013 [Provisional] (€)
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Of which EAFRD Spend (€)
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Of which Exchequer Spend (€)
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Axis 1 – Competitiveness
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Vocational training (REPS)
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5,675,440
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3,458,613
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2,216,827
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7,227,927
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4,120,729
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3,107,198
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Installation Aid
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12,261,081
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7,471,903
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4,789,178
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12,892,430
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6,504,938
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6,387,492
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Early Retirement
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219,188,239
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133,592,630
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85,595,609
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219,937,368
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118,879,796
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101,057,572
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Farm Modernisation
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154,570,446
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92,992,230
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61,578,216
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82,873,854
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49,648,565
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33,225,289
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TOTAL Axis 1
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391,695,206
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237,515,376
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154,179,830
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322,931,579
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179,154,028
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143,777,551
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Axis 2 – Environment and land management
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Less Favoured Areas
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1,617,984,198
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634,141,309
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983,842,889
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1,298,309,823
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714,070,403
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584,239,420
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Natura 2000
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528,582,998
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308,720,649
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219,862,349
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92,470,175
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51,916,288
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40,553,887
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Agri-environment
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1,922,493,570
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1,058,314,930
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864,178,640
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1,946,670,915
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1,086,985,733
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859,685,182
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TOTAL Axis 2
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4,069,060,766
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2,001,176,888
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2,067,883,878
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3,337,450,913
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1,852,972,424
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1,484,478,489
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Axis 3
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Broadband
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17,884,000
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13,413,000
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4,471,000
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0
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0
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0
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TOTAL Axis 3
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17,884,000
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13,413,000
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4,471,000
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0
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0
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0
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Axis 4
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Competitiveness – Food Projects.
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5,000,000
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4,250,000
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750,000
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102,293
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86,948
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15,345
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Implementing Local Development Strategies – Quality of Life
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265,470,511
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182,632,819
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82,837,692
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130,082,913
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89,041,307
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41,041,606
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Co-operation Projects
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7,878,000
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5,885,653
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1,992,347
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2,487,516
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1,813,905
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673,611
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Running of LAGS
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62,464,000
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46,666,854
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15,797,146
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56,140,059
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36,835,511
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19,304,548
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TOTAL Axis 4
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340,812,511
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239,435,326
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101,377,185
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188,812,781
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127,777,671
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61,035,110
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Axis 5 – Technical Assistance
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Technical Assistance
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6,000,000
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3,000,000
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3,000,000
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1,441,575
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720,789
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720,786
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OVERALL RDP
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4,825,452,483
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2,494,540,590
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2,330,911,893
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3,850,636,848
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2,160,624,912
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1,690,011,936
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