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Agriculture Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2019

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Ceisteanna (486)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

486. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fodder schemes introduced in 2018; the number of applications for each fodder scheme by county; the eligible and ineligible applicants, respectively; the number of eligible applicants who were granted funding; and the value of successful applications granted funding by county, in tabular form. [2385/19]

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Freagraí scríofa

In response to ongoing pressures on fodder on foot of weather conditions, my Department introduced a series of four Fodder support Measures during 2018 – The Fodder Import Support Measure, The Fodder Import Support Measure Autumn 2018, The Fodder Transport Support Measure and the Fodder Production Incentive Measure for Tillage Farmers 2018.

The Fodder Import Support Measure and the Fodder Import Support Measure Autumn 2018 were designed to facilitate the importation of fodder by approved Co-ops and hauliers and paid a contribution at a set rate towards the cost of transportation. A total of 27 Co-Ops applied under the Fodder Import Support Measure of which some 20 were due for payment having actually imported fodder in compliance with the set criteria. The total amount payable to the Co-ops is €991,697.

Some 18 Co-ops and hauliers have applied under the Fodder Import Support Autumn 2018. In order to optimise the use of the funds available and to ensure funds were available to importers, interim payments totalling €457,610.65 were made to 6 importers during December 2018. Remaining payments under this measure will be paid further to the submission of relevant documentation by the remaining importers.

The details in relation to applicant numbers, and payments under the Fodder Transport Support Measure which are paid direct to individual applicants, are as follows -

Fodder Transport Support Measure

Fodder Transport

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County

Number of Applicants

Eligible

Ineligible

Amount Paid to eligible applications

Cavan

19

19

0

€30,971.04

Clare

51

41

10

€19,932.00

Cork

211

45

166

€11,081.00

Donegal

52

51

1

€47,352.00

Galway

28

20

8

€19,074.00

Kerry

47

22

25

€3,211.00

Kildare

2

1

1

€217.76

Kilkenny

1

1

0

€480.00

Leitrim

20

11

9

€17,640.00

Limerick

14

4

10

€3,584.00

Longford

2

1

1

€252.64

Louth

2

2

0

€462.24

Mayo

19

14

5

€7,261.00

Meath

3

3

0

€680.00

Monaghan

2

2

0

€2,364.00

Offaly

4

4

0

€1,234.88

Roscommon

31

6

25

€3,104.00

Sligo

16

14

2

€7,196.00

Tipperary

82

34

48

€9,987.66

Waterford

1

0

1

0

Westmeath

2

2

0

€447.04

Total

609

297

312

€186,532.26

Fodder Production Incentive Measure for Tillage Farmers 2018

The Fodder Production Incentive Measure for Tillage Farmers provides an incentive of €155 per hectare for tillage growers who grow a temporary crop of short rotation grasses for fodder production over the winter months and €100 per hectare for those growing catch crops such as fodder rape, turnips etc.

The first tranche of payments issued in December 2018 to applicants with catch crops. A total of 848 applicants received just over €826,000. Payments to those with grasses cannot commence until after 1 February.

The total number of applications per county and the numbers paid to date are set out below.

County

Number of Applicants

Paid Applicants to Date

Amount Paid to Date

Carlow

139

106

€106,859.00

Clare

1

1

€1,580.00

Cork

244

120

€101,946.69

Donegal

5

2

€2,855.00

Dublin

12

4

€4,315.00

Galway

18

13

€11,411.00

Kerry

30

9

€8,662.00

Kildare

73

38

€44,039.00

Kilkenny

138

56

€46,869.00

Laois

150

70

€57,375.00

Limerick

14

2

€1,292.00

Longford

3

0

€0.00

Louth

77

29

€30,853.00

Meath

67

23

€26,653.00

Monaghan

1

0

€0.00

Offaly

67

37

€27,437.00

Roscommon

8

5

€3,079.00

Tipperary

147

77

€72,482.00

Waterford

59

30

€34,764.00

Westmeath

18

6

€5,995.00

Wexford

380

189

€208,409.00

Wicklow

63

31

€29,933.00

Total

1714

848

€826,808.69

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