Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 July 2019
2141. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 11 July 2019, the number of participants in tuberculosis, TB, funded schemes (details supplied) on an annual basis in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the allocation for each such scheme annually; and the expenditure in each year and to date in 2019. [34297/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraTable 1 sets out the number of beneficiaries by TB compensation scheme and the total expenditure for each.
Table 2 displays the estimated budget for each year and the actual expenditure. The Deputy should be aware that there is no overall ceiling on compensation to be provided to farmers in the event of a TB restriction. The budget allocation figure is therefore used for administrative purposes as a forecasting, financial management tool.
Table 1 - No. of Beneficiaries and Total Expenditure by TB compensation scheme 2016-2019
|
2016Beneficiaries |
2016Expenditure€000 |
2017Beneficiaries |
2017Expenditure€000 |
2018Beneficiaries |
2018Expenditure€000 |
2019Beneficiaries |
2019Expenditure€000 |
|
|
Income Supplement |
826 |
2,150 |
930 |
2,771 |
1032 |
3,084 |
551 |
1,347 |
|
Hardship Grant |
809 |
333 |
1113 |
514 |
1037 |
478 |
340 |
450 |
|
Depopulation Grant |
28 |
240 |
26 |
260 |
31 |
270 |
17 |
220 |
|
Total |
1,663 |
2,723 |
2,069 |
3,545 |
2,100 |
3,832 |
908 |
2,017 |
Table 2 - Budget and Expenditure 2016-2019
|
Annual Budget€000 |
Expenditure€000 |
|
|
2016 |
2,400 |
2,723 |
|
2017 |
2,942 |
3,545 |
|
2018 |
3,700 |
3,832 |
|
2019 |
3,700 |
2,017 (to date) |
