Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 April 2019
265. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual budget allocation to the inshore fisheries conservation scheme in each year since it was established by county in tabular form; the actual annual breakdown of expenditure incurred for each year by county; the 2019 budget allocation; and the number of scheme participants in each year by county. [15788/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme provides a broad range of supports to foster the sustainable development of our seafood sector. The EMFF Inshore Fisheries Conservation scheme provides supports to the inshore fisheries sector to support the management and sustainable development of inshore fisheries and the many small vessels that depend on them. The scheme is implemented on a national basis by Bord Iascaigh Mhara. The overall budget allocated to the scheme over the lifetime of the EMFF Programme is €6 million.
The following table sets out details of yearly allocations, spend and number of projects.
|
Year |
Annual Budget |
Annual Expenditure |
Number of Operations |
|
2016 |
€900,000 |
€431,960 |
65 |
|
2017 |
€900,000 |
€472,774 |
66 |
|
2018 |
€900,000 |
€515,007 |
71 |
An allocation of €600,000 has been requested from BIM for 2019.
