Minister Dara Calleary has been asked to outline the amount of funding the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has provided to each state agency in 2019 and the year-to-date.
The parliamentary question was raised by Galway-West Sinn Féin TD, Mairead Farrell.
In response, Calleary, said: “I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested in relation to the amount of funding my department provided to each state agency in 2019, and to date in 2020, is set out in the table.”
Name of state body | 2019 (€) | 2020 to date (€) |
Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board | €0.400m | €0.120m |
Bord Iascaigh Mhara | €38.195m | €13.005m |
Marine Institute | €35.917m | €19.895m |
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | €16.195m | €7.249m |
Bord Bia | €46.619m | €27.571m |
Teagasc | €137.5m | 90.260m |
National Milk Agency | Nil | Nil |
Coillte | Nil | Nil |
Veterinary Council of Ireland | Nil | Nil |
Bord na gCon | €16.800m | €14.700m |
Horse Racing Ireland | €67.200m | €47.600m |
Irish National Stud | Nil | Nil |