Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 October 2015
138. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the amount of funding allocated under the disadvantaged areas scheme for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each of the years from 2008 and 2015. [35657/15]
View answerThe payments issued in Longford and Westmeath under the Disadvantaged Areas / Less Favoured Areas Scheme are set out in the table below for the years 2008 to 2014:
|
Year |
Longford |
Westmeath |
|
2014 |
€4,655,987.46 |
€4,664,392.10 |
|
2013 |
€4,684,711.44 |
€4,690,681.09 |
|
2012 |
€5,046,568.27 |
€5,118,905.56 |
|
2011 |
€5,161,816.91 |
€5,417,831.65 |
|
2010 |
€5,149,352.99 |
€5,388,575.98 |
|
2009 |
€5,193,452.19 |
€5,371,823.83 |
|
2008 |
€5,811,336.76 |
€6,164,291.34 |
Payments under the new Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme commenced in September, 2015. While all payments have not yet issued, some €3.7m in respect of Longford and €3.8m in respect of Westmeath ha ve issued to date.
