I propose to take Questions Nos. 853 to 855, inclusive, together.
In December 2017, I first announced an allocation of funding of €812,000 to the Irish Shows Association to support almost 120 agricultural shows around the country which were due to take place in 2018. This was intended to be a once-off payment, in recognition of the difficulties which many shows had experienced in previous years due to bad weather and increased insurance costs. Each show was eligible to receive up to €7,000 from the Government in an effort to support these important rural community events. The investment was carried out through the Irish Shows Association and the recipients were all members of that Association.
Having seen the positive impact of the investment in the shows and having regard to the funding available within my Department, in August 2018 I announced a further allocation of €600,000 to the Irish Shows Association to support shows due to take place in 2019. Each show was eligible to receive up to €5,000 from this allocation.
Funding for Agricultural shows is provided on an exceptional basis and depends on the availability of funding in my Department’s overall budget from year to year.
The following table outlines the funding allocated to Agricultural Shows via the Irish Shows Association for 2018 and 2019, by county.
County
|
Name of Show
|
Grant Amount for Shows in 2018
|
Grant Amount for Shows in 2019
|
Carlow
|
Tullow
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cavan
|
Arva
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cavan
|
Virginia
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Clarecastle
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Corofin
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Ennistymon
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Kildysart
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Kilrush
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Mullagh
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Newmarket-on-Fergus
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Scariff
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Clare
|
Bridgetown
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Ballygarvan
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Ballyvourney/Coolea
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Bandon
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Bantry
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Barryroe
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Belgooly
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Carbery/Skibbereen
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Charleville
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Clonakilty
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Cork Summer Show
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Dunmanway
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Inniscarra
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Leap
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
Midleton
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
National Dairy Show
|
N/A
|
€3,000
|
Cork
|
Schull
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Cork
|
West Cork Horse Breeders
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Donegal
|
Adrara
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Donegal
|
Ballyshannon
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Donegal
|
Clonmany
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Donegal
|
Finn Valley
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Donegal
|
Glencolmcille
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Donegal
|
Inishowen
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Donegal
|
Meenacross
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Dublin
|
Flavours of Fingal Show
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Dublin
|
Irish Pony Breeders Show
|
N/A
|
€3,000
|
Dublin
|
Skerries (Irish Association Of Welsh Pony & Cob Society Show )
|
€3,500
|
N/A
|
Galway
|
Ardrahan
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Athenry
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Ballinasloe
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Ballyconneely Agri Show
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Ballyconneely Performance Show
|
N/A
|
€3,000
|
Galway
|
Cashel
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Clare Galway Show
|
N/A
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Clifden
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Connemara Performance Show
|
€3,500
|
€3,000
|
Galway
|
Corradulla
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Galway
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Glenamaddy
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Gort
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Loughrea
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Maam Cross Show
|
N/A
|
€3,000
|
Galway
|
Mountbellew
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Oughterard
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Roundstone
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Seo Chapallini Carraroe
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Galway
|
Taispenatas Cois Fharraige (Spideal)
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Kerry
|
Blennerville Pony Society
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Kerry
|
Dingle
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Kerry
|
Glencar
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Kerry
|
Kerry Bog Pony Show
|
€7,000
|
€2,500
|
Kerry
|
Kilgarvan
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Kerry
|
South Kerry Ploughing
|
€7,000
|
N/A
|
Kerry
|
Kingdom Co Fair Tralee
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Kildare
|
Marina Fay Minature Show
|
€3,500
|
€5,000
|
Kildare
|
Newbridge College Show
|
€3,500
|
€3,000
|
Kilkenny
|
Ballyfoyle Show
|
N/A
|
€3,000
|
Kilkenny
|
Black & Amber Welsh Pony Show
|
N/A
|
€3,000
|
Kilkenny
|
Castlegannon
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Kilkenny
|
Iverk (Piltown)
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Kilkenny
|
Thomastown
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Laois
|
Clonaslee
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Leitrim
|
Ballinamore
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Leitrim
|
Jamestown
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Leitrim
|
Manorhamilton
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Leitrim
|
Mohill
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Limerick
|
Cappamore
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Limerick
|
Newcastlewest
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Limerick
|
Limerick
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Longford
|
Ballinalee
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Longford
|
Granard
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Longford
|
Longford
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Louth
|
Dundalk (Louth County Show)
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Mayo
|
Ballinrobe
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Mayo
|
Ballina
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Mayo
|
Bonniconlon
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Mayo
|
Claremorris
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Mayo
|
Crossmolina
|
€7,000
|
N/A
|
Mayo
|
Erris
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Mayo
|
Louisbergh
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Mayo
|
Swinford
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Mayo
|
Westport
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Meath
|
North East Connemara Pony Breeders
|
€3,500
|
€5,000
|
Meath
|
Ballivor
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Meath
|
Nobber Show and Fair
|
N/A
|
€3,000
|
Meath
|
Oldcastle
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Meath
|
Tatersall Show
|
N/A
|
€3,000
|
Meath
|
Trim
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Monaghan
|
Tydavnet
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Monahan
|
Castleblanney
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Offaly
|
Mount Brisco Rare Breed
|
€3,500
|
€2,500
|
Offaly
|
Tullamore
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Roscommon
|
Castlerea
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Roscommon
|
Elphin
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Roscommon
|
Strokestown
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Roscomon
|
Boyle Summer Show
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Sligo
|
Beltra
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Sligo
|
Enniscrone
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Sligo
|
Grange
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Sligo
|
Riverstown
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Sligo
|
Strandhill
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Tipperary
|
Bansha
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Tipperary
|
Clonmel
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Tipperary
|
Nenagh
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Waterford
|
Dungarvan
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Westmeath
|
Athlone
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Westmeath
|
Midland CP Breeders
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Westmeath
|
Moate
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Westmeath
|
Mullingar
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Wexford
|
Adamstown
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Wexford
|
Bannow & Rathangan
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Wexford
|
Gorey
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Wicklow
|
Carnew
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Wicklow
|
Kilmacanogue
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Wicklow
|
Tinahely
|
€7,000
|
€5,000
|
Total Funding
|
|
€812,000
|
€600,000
|