Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 June 2017
214. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated in each of the years 2010 to 2016 for the provision of green certificate education for farmers; and his views on whether this allocation was sufficient for the provision of courses to meet the demand during those years. [30372/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides annual grant in aid allocations to Teagasc to help fund its activities in providing research, advisory and education services to the farming and agri-food sector. The allocation for 2017 was increased by €1.4m to €128.130m. Teagasc also earn own income from advisory charges, education fees, research grants etc. It is a matter for Teagasc and its governing Board to prioritise funding for particular programmes including the Green Cert programme. As the details requested by the Deputy are an operational matter for Teagasc, the request has been forwarded to Teagasc for direct apply. In line with new Dáil procedures, such information can be requested directly from Teagasc using the dedicated email address: oireachtas@teagasc.ie.
