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Knowledge Transfer Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2017

Thursday, 2 March 2017

Ceisteanna (294)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

294. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have applied to the knowledge transfer group scheme under the Rural Development Programme 2014 to 2020 to date, in each of the sectors of beef, sheep, dairy, tillage, equine and poultry, in tabular form; the number of persons in each sector that have officially notified his Department that they are withdrawing participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11048/17]

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The number of applicants to Knowledge Transfer Groups is broken down between the sectors in the following table: 

Total

Beef

Dairy

Sheep

Tillage

Poultry

Equine

Number of Participants   Applied

20,252

10,072

4,258

4,310

885

248

479

To date approximately 30 withdrawals of individual farmers from the Knowledge Transfer Programme have been notified to my Department.

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