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Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

Ceisteanna (496)

Tony McLoughlin

Ceist:

496. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made by his Department for the beef data genomic scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42276/17]

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The Beef Data & Genomics Programme, BDGP, was introduced in 2015 to build on and expand breeding data gathered under the Beef Data Programme 2013 and 2014 and the Beef Genomics Scheme 2014. BDGP is approved under article 28 of Regulation 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The Programme runs for six years from 2015-2020.

The objectives of the BDGP are:

- To help lower the intensity of Greenhouse Gas emissions by improving the quality and efficiency of the national beef herd;

- To improve the genetic merit of the national beef herd through the collection of data and genotypes of selected animals which will allow for the application of genomic selection in the beef herd.

Payments under The Beef Data and Genomics Programme for the Programme years 2015 and 2016 have commenced in December 2015 and December 2016, respectively, with payments continuing to issue as applicants become compliant.

The BDGP re-launched earlier this year running from 2017-2022, with payments for both tranches scheduled to commence in December 2017.

The information requested by the Deputy is outlined below: 

2015

Herds

 Amount Paid

CARLOW

329

€804,310.68

CAVAN

1,189

€2,013,071.03

CLARE

1,829

€3,383,137.59

CORK

1,727

€3,184,745.82

DONEGAL

1,353

€1,693,718.73

DUBLIN

56

€117,854.95

GALWAY

2,610

€4,250,674.25

KERRY

1,314

€1,948,875.89

KILDARE

308

€756,959.82

KILKENNY

599

€1,615,207.25

LAOIS

592

€1,473,983.09

LEITRIM

923

€1,103,071.63

LIMERICK

801

€1,506,432.24

LONGFORD

631

€1,193,186.50

LOUTH

224

€447,404.56

MAYO

2,249

€3,066,812.25

MEATH

577

€1,415,455.07

MONAGHAN

834

€1,310,626.08

OFFALY

587

€1,437,110.72

ROSCOMMON

1,357

€2,249,398.59

SLIGO

937

€1,329,349.32

TIPPERARY

1,001

€2,468,211.46

WATERFORD

358

€1,065,727.83

WESTMEATH

732

€1,661,485.60

WEXFORD

589

€1,563,047.03

WICKLOW

399

€978,423.56

Total

24105

€44,038,281.54

2016

Herds

Amount Paid

CARLOW

306

€757,441.98

CAVAN

1,115

€1,931,567.77

CLARE

1,763

€3,285,312.12

CORK

1,642

€3,075,776.63

DONEGAL

1,281

€1,612,997.46

DUBLIN

55

€119,662.20

GALWAY

2,464

€4,097,548.01

KERRY

1,236

€1,885,610.91

KILDARE

290

€727,676.96

KILKENNY

561

€1,555,795.31

LAOIS

568

€1,438,775.55

LEITRIM

891

€1,078,198.89

LIMERICK

740

€1,429,272.99

LONGFORD

597

€1,163,982.84

LOUTH

212

€427,259.59

MAYO

2,122

€2,968,835.35

MEATH

544

€1,368,780.44

MONAGHAN

787

€1,256,660.28

OFFALY

551

€1,371,763.32

ROSCOMMON

1,287

€2,165,966.78

SLIGO

904

€1,295,637.51

TIPPERARY

950

€2,385,464.29

WATERFORD

337

€1,019,400.06

WESTMEATH

680

€1,570,993.61

WEXFORD

548

€1,482,552.46

WICKLOW

371

€919,251.29

Total

22802

€42,392,184.60

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