Rural Development Plan

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 October 2016

Thursday, 27 October 2016

Ceisteanna (25)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

25. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation of funding in the Estimates in 2016 for measures covered by the rural development plan; the amount paid out to date under these measures; the amount anticipated to be expended by the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32194/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The total allocation of funding in the 2016 estimates for measures covered by the Rural Development Plan (RDP 2014 – 2020) is €494.16 million and expenditure at the end of September 2016 amounted to some €230.6 million.

The majority of the remaining expenditure will take place in December and a full drawdown is expected on most schemes.  The scheme where an under-spend is most likely to occur is  TAMS where the submission of claims by farmers for completed works is slower than anticipated.