AQW 42726/11-15
Ms Caitríona Ruane
Sinn Féin
South Down
Tabled Date: 23/02/2015
Answered On Date: 06/03/2015
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail her Department's financial investment in South Down in each year since 2007, including the (i) organisations that have received funding; and (ii) investment they received.
Revised Answer:
Subsequent to my initial answer provided on 6 March, officials have advised of the need to make minor corrections to the figures. Two organisations listed in the detailed Appendix are based outside the South Down area:- Moira Friendship Group based in Moira, Co Armagh (allocated £5,000 of funding under the Rural Challenge Programme in 2010/11); and Hillstown Rural Community Group is based in Randalstown, Co. Antrim (and was allocated £7,920 of funding under the Rural Challenge Programme in 2013/14). Both these listing (with total amount of £12,920) have been removed from the Appendix and a revised copy has been placed in the Assembly Library. Some of the data provided was duplicated and recorded incorrectly. These duplications have been removed and the corrected data recorded in the table below. The overall figure has been reduced by £265,314. The table below provides revised information with corrections being made to the 2010/11, 2012/13, and 2013/14 financial years:- Year | Amount | 2007/08 | £ 26,973,650 | 2008/09 | £ 26,319,214 | 2009/10 | £ 28,839,273 | 2010/11 | £ 27,775,741 | 2011/12 | £ 27,793,272 | 2012/13 | £ 28,568,631 | 2013/14 | £ 29,957,998 | 2014/15 | £ 31,235,546 | Total | £ 227,463,326 |
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