Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
830. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding committed to Ireland under the European maritime, fisheries and aquaculture fund in each of the years 2023 to 2027, with a breakdown of funding committed by EU funds and co-funded by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44241/24]
View answerThe European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) 2021-2027 supports the EU common fisheries policy (CFP), the EU maritime policy and the EU agenda for international ocean governance. Indicative allocations for the Irish EMFAF Programme are €258.4 million, co-funded by €142.4 million from the European Union and €116 million from the National Exchequer. The EMFAF Operational Programme (OP) was formally adopted by the EMFAF Monitoring Committee and the Commission on the 8th of December 2022.
An extract from the EMFAF OP is set out at the link, which contains two tables:
Table 10 sets out the indicative allocations by year from 2021 to 2027, Union contribution only.
Table 11A sets out the indicative allocations by Specific Objective of the fund, which includes details on the national contribution.
The complete OP is available for viewing at: www.eufunds.ie/european-maritime-fisheries-and-aquaculture-fund/
