Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 March 2023
206. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will specify the cost to discharge his Department’s liability under the current afforestation scheme and the older legacy scheme; the estimated cost of forestry supports under the new draft forestry programme in each of the years 2023 to 2030, in tabular form, by capital and current expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10348/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below outlines projected spending by my Department in each of the years 2023-2030 by capital and current expenditure. It also shows the cost of discharging liabilities with respect to previous schemes. The Capital allocation from 2024 onwards will be determined as part of the annual budgetary process. The Deputy will note that these figures represent a large increase on previous spending and reflect the attractiveness and comprehensive nature of the new forest strategy.
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2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
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Afforestation Scheme |
€43,155,360 |
€50,469,058 |
€57,546,932 |
€74,408,009 |
€81,485,883 |
€45,172,573 |
€45,172,573 |
€45,172,573 |
|
Other Support Schemes |
€9,275,360 |
€22,548,090 |
€22,985,690 |
€23,423,290 |
€24,640,890 |
€2,968,000 |
€2,968,000 |
€2,530,400 |
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Current Spending |
€2,117,000 |
€2,002,000 |
€1,931,000 |
€1,472,500 |
€1,472,500 |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
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Commitments from previous Programmes including affor and all support Schemes* |
€57,867,280 |
€43,936,000 |
€40,661,000 |
€34,142,838 |
€32,002,448 |
€28,120,274 |
€25,708,043 |
€20,800,629 |
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|
€112,415,000 |
€118,955,148 |
€123,124,622 |
€133,446,636 |
€139,601,721 |
€76,260,847 |
€73,848,615 |
€68,503,601 |
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*€1,711,000 of this amount is classed as current spending annually from 2024-2027 |
