AQW 1775/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of funding for rural projects provided by his Department in South Antrim, in each of the last five years.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 20 June 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 20 June 2022
- Answer due by
- 5 July 2022
- Answered
- 5 July 202215 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Funding support for rural projects provided by my Department in South Antrim, in each of the last five years is as follows:
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Totals |
| £520,363 | £934,941 | £1,215,286 | £564,438 | £823,681 | £470,636 | £4,529,344 |
The cumulative total breakdown for each Scheme for the last five years is as follows:
| Scheme | Totals |
| ALL-IRELAND CO-OPERATION SCHEME | £268,498 |
| BUSINESS INVESTMENT SCHEME | £960,975 |
| EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP SCHEME | £1,238 |
| M1.1 BDG PARTICIPANTS PAYMENTS | £180,816 |
| M16 AGRI-FOOD CO-OPERATION SCHEME | £21,394 |
| M19.2 RURAL BASIC SERVICES SCHEME | £260,988 |
| M19.2 VILLAGE RENEWAL SCHEME | £312,833 |
| M4.1 FARM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SCHEME CAP TIER 2 | £225,580 |
| M7.5 RURAL TOURISM PAYMENTS | £500,000 |
| RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT SCHEME | £1,324,541 |
| RURAL COMMUNITY POLLINATOR SCHEME | £89,494 |
| FOREST SERVICE TRAILS (CRUMLIM GLEN) | £17,000 |
| SOCIAL FARMING CAPITAL GRANT SCHEME | £21,252 |
| RURAL MICRO CAPITAL GRANT SCHEME | £48,453 |
| COVID 19 RECOVERY REVITALISATION SCHEME | £102,000 |
| RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT SCHEME | £194,284 |
In Addition to the above funding COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT in the area were given funding of £634,799.07. The funding is based on council areas not constituencies and relates to 4 council areas - Antrim & Newtownabbey; Mid & East Antrim; Lisburn & Castlereagh; and Ards & North Down.