Operational Programme

Measure: Afforestation

€m

CAP Rural Development Programme

Afforestation

423.18

BMW and S&E Operational Programmes

Measure: General Structural Improvement

Installation Aid for Young Farmers

18.58

Farm Waste Management

46.79

Improvement of Dairy Hygiene Standards

7.60

Improvement of Animal Welfare Standards

—

Animal Carcase Disposal

0.27

Development of Grain Storage Facilities On Farm

2.42

Improvement of Cattle Breeding Infrastructures

3.04

Improvement of Equine Breeding Infrastructure

4.05

Measure: Alternative Enterprises

Development of the Horticulture Sector

8.10

Development of the Potato Sector

0.91

Development of the Organic Sector

1.08

Improvement in Equine Quality

1.97

Housing/Handling Facilities for Alternative Enterprises

1.81

Measure: Local Enterprise Development

Harvesting

2.12

Woodland Improvement

20.51

Forestry Roads

9.53

Productive Sector Operational Programme

Measure: Indigenous Industry

Production and operations — food industry

19.50

Measure: Food Industry

Food agricultural products — capital investment

14.78

Total

586.24

Measure

Amount allocated €m

Food Institutional Research Measure

50.01

In-Company Research in the food sector

17.82

Research Stimulus Fund

4.12

Total

71.95

Appendix 1: Awards under Food Institutional Research Measure.

Project Title

Institution

Award

Paid to Date

€

€

Surveillance and epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in campylobacter, salmonella and E coli 0157:H7.

CIT, NUIG, Teagasc/NFC

411,360

320,102

Contribution of stress responses to the virulence potential of listeria monocytogenes in Irish foods.

UCC, UL

545,987

491,389

HACCP implementation in Irish beef abattoirs

FSAI, Teagasc/NFC

426,322

297,130

Phytosterols and Oxyphytosterols in foods.

UCC

253,948

253,948

Detection and survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp Paratuberculosis. (M. ptb).

CVRL, NUIG, Teagasc/DPC, UCC

570,877

510,589

Analysis of the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance food consumption database for issues relating to food safety and nutrition.

TCD, UCC

888,817

799,935

Dissemination and exploitation of results from the “Food Institutional Research Measure” to the Irish Food Industry.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

1,714,614

1,335,206

Investigation of factors affecting salmonella control programmes in pork.

CVRL, NUIG, UCD

456,788

399,422

Optimising freeze chill technology for a range of ready to eat meal components.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

355,526

319,974

BACTOOL: Bacteriocins as biological tools for food improvement

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

634,869

518,783

High pressure processing application for dairy products.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

379,930

341,936

Development of gluten free cereal based convenience foods.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

507,895

447,982

BACSAFE: elimination of foodborne pathogens using bacteriocins.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

634,869

571,382

Evaluation and application of lactic acid bacteria to improve the quality and safety of the malting and brewing process.

UCC

761,843

761,843

Integrated minimal processing and packaging solutions for optimisation of sensory quality of ready-to-use fruits and vegetables.

UCC, UL

256,155

230,540

The association of whey proteins and casein during the development of novel milk proteinate/protein concentrate type ingredients for use in consumer foods.

Teagasc/DPC

417,966

376,169

Fractionation of whey proteins using novel membrane filtration processes and characterisation of their functionality in model and food systems.

Teagasc/DPC, NFC, UCC

469,803

422,822

The use of novel methods and new processing technologies for the development of heat stable dairy ingredients.

Teagasc/DPC, UCD

380,921

240,135

Functionality of dairy ingredients in chocolate.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

380,922

337,082

Process improvements in cheese manufacture through rapid measurement of moisture, texture and composition.

Teagasc/DPC, NFC, UCC, UCD

627,251

499,788

413 414

[413] [414] Role of lipolysis in the biogensis of cheese flavour.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

613,283

551,955

Cheese efficiency.

Teagasc/DPC

203,158

141,835

Reduced fat cheese for pizza.

Teagasc/DPC

152,369

137,131

Biodiversity of cheese microflora and its role in cheese flavour development.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

634,869

571,382

CLA in dairy functional foods.

DCU, Teagasc/DPC, UCC

634,869

571,381

Probiotic functional foods.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

634,869

571,382

Novel nutritional approaches to salmonella reduction in pigs.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC, UCD

761,843

666,115

Modifications to existing research facilities.

UCC

634,869

501,547

Eating quality and consumer perception of organic and conventially reared muscle foods.

UCC

266,642

239,978

Sensory specification: providing direction for innovative new product development.

UCC

445,335

400,801

Conjugated linolecic acid: evaluation of health benefits in humans.

TCD, UCC

761,800

761,800

Impact assessment of PSE on pigmeat quality from Irish factories and development of new technologies for the rapid determination of this condition following slaughter.

DCU, Teagasc/DPC, NFC, UCC

381,020

369,666

Application and further development of non-destructive oxygen sensing technology within the Irish food and food packaging industry.

UCC

380,952

380,952

Development of novel functional ingredients for use in the manufacture of convenience type meat / food systems.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

491,084

441,975

Edible films and coatings for foods

UCC, UCD

711,020

513,342

Screening techniques for authenticity and safety confirmation in raw materials and food products.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

364,323

311,585

Developing sous vide/freezing systems for ready meals.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC, UL

444,355

431,812

Development of organic breads and confectionery.

DIT, Teagasc/NFC, UCD

380,387

338,271

Adapting the Danish “food related lifestyle consumer model” (FRL) for market segmentation and predicting consumer trends on markets for prepared consumer foods in Ireland.

Bord Bia, Teagasc/NFC, UCC

435,016

386,964

Establishment of functionality and processability of individual muscles from Irish beef carcasses towards development of convenience type beef products from forequarter and some hindquarter beef.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

469,707

409,287

Rapid methods for beef industry.

Teagasc/NFC

266,110

229,936

New fresh beef processing procedures to ensure consistent eating quality.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

355,527

311,569

Enhancing healthiness, shelf life and flavour of Irish fresh packaged beef.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

471,858

412,846

Active packaging systems for enhanced quality safety and shelf life of exported fresh beef retail cuts packed in Ireland.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

355,527

297,084

Redevelopment of cooked meat facility at the National Food Centre.

Teagasc/NFC

317,435

317,435

Defining the critical limits for the use of chilling as a critical control point in a beef HACCP plan.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

526,633

461,964

A risk assessment on verocytotoxigenic E coli (including E coli 0157:H7) in processed beef products.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

685,458

601,752

Automated diagnostic tests for foodborne pathogens.

NUIG, Teagasc/NFC

761,806

619,444

Agri-Food Foresight: forward looking analysis with economic models.

TCD

100,733

96,423

Evaluating the potential of Ohmic and radio frequency heating technologies for the production of high quality meat based consumer foods.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

554,882

499,394

415 416

[415] [416] Development of ingredient technology for a healthy flavoursome snack food.

UCD

304,841

274,357

Efficient cooling of ready meals and ready meal components to improve safety quality and competitiveness.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

380,919

335,236

Impact of sheep genotype and TSE strain type on development and diagnosis of TSE in sheep: will genetic selection for resistance eliminate PrPsc.

DCU, UCD

368,224

303,964

A combined bioinformatic, molecular and biochemical approach to the identification and analysis of antimicrobial peptides in hen eggs.

TCD, UCD

671,437

557,162

Investigation of the modes of transmission of thermophillic campylobacter in commercially produced broiler flocks and strategies for their prevention and control.

NUIG, UCD

520,274

483,727

Analysis of gene and protein expression for the measurement of beef quality

NUIG, Teagasc/NFC, UCD

543,066

197,562

The development of a National Food Consumption database for children for risk assessment of food-borne chemicals.

TCD, UCC

742,884

606,394

Hemicellulase treatment of flour: a route to innovative bakery products.

NUIG, Teagasc/NFC

337,132

243,873

Optibiotics.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

500,000

338,967

Temporal and spatial distribution of PrPbse in BSE infected transgenic mice expressing bovine PrP and expermentally infected cattle and its potential for diagnosis.

UCD

798,764

489,054

National food residue database.

Teagasc/NFC

250,000

123,940

Flavour and nutraceutically fortified foods enhanced by modified polysaccharide microgels containing targeted and controlled release materials.

Teagasc/DPC, UCD

514,382

85,731

Novel physical chemical methodologies for the detection of transmissable spongiform encephalopathies.

UCD

399,561

283,174

Verocytotoxigenic E coli 0157:H7V isolates from food animals and humans : DNA profiling and screening of the gene products in human intestinal tissue for assessment of the invasive and toxigenic potential of isolates of different origin.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

626,778

308,382

Consumer orientated development of new functional drinks:meal replacements and supplements.

UCC, UCD

707,444

420,817

Development of very tender and extremely juicy large cooked meat joints.

UCD

350,000

211,403

Development of innovative raw and cooked cured meat products with enhanced profitibility, quality and safety.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

631,428

381,208

Rapid detection of antibiotic residues in milk using disposable bio-chip sensors.

DCU, UCC

380,734

306,279

Development of highly functional cheese sauce incorporating novel enzyme modified cheese.

Teagasc/DPC

489,247

172,249

Complete genetic makeup of lactobacillus helveticus DPC 4571: A strain for improved cheese flavour.

Teagasc/DPC

365,286

303,187

Functional beverages based on proteolysis of whey.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

400,000

209,486

A rapid robust DNA assay for detecting prohibited animal materials in feedstuffs.

TCD

132,156

118,037

Development and evaluation of sensitive methods for the detection of human food borne viruses (NLV’s and Astrovirus) in human and farm animal foods and faeces.

UCC, UCD

498,006

371,234

Mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in food.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

449,940

404,946

A biotechnological system for production of value -added products, bioethanol and methane from non-animal food wastes with emphasis on hygiene aspects.

NUIG

191,472

67,015

417 418

[417] [418] Biological approaches to nutrient removal in the Irish food sector.

UCC

350,568

122,699

Assessment of vermicomposting techniques for the treatment of dairy processing WWT sludge.

Glanbia

65,316

22,861

Funding towards the co-ordination of an integrated project in theme area 5 — Food quality and safety of FP6

Teagasc/NFC

20,000

20,000

Funding towards the co-ordination of an integrated project in theme area 5 — Food quality and safety of FP6

UCC

15,000

15,000

Research factors influencing the formation of acrylamide in foods.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

136,544

45,515

Food labelling research.

Consumer liaison panel

48,671

48,671

Funding towards the co-ordination of an integrated project in theme area 5 — Food quality and safety of FP6

UCD

5,900

5,900

Development of a cost effective, rapid in vitro model to assess bioavailability of health promoting ingredients from functional foods.

UCC

381,297

63,550

Active and intelligent packaging systems for extended shelf-life of soft/semi-soft farm cheeses.

UCC

288,705

48,118

MILK-BAR: applications of high pressure for enhanced processing, safety and functionality of dairy products.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

676,164

112,694

The milk proteome: a tool for understanding milk quality and functionality.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

390,700

65,117

Development of healthier meats and meat products.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

614,246

102,374

Understanding the biochemistry and enzymology of cheese ripening and development of novel strategies to enhance the biogenesis of cheese flavour.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC, UL

1,038,756

173,126

Optimisation of techniques for the development of heat and serve products from lower value beef and lamb cuts.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

538,664

89,778

Healthy fatty acid-enriched fresh beef: implications for shelf-life, flavour and the health of the consumer.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD, TCD

739,961

123,327

New and rapid methods for evaluating the baking characteristics of Irish grown wheat varieties.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

434,108

72,351

Development of a technique to determine the influence of aerial contamination on beef, pork and lamb carcases during slaughter.

Teagasc/NFC

159,400

26,567

Control of blown pack spoilage in vacuum packaged beef.

Teagasc/NFC

159,400

26,567

Analysis of the myofibrillar and connective tissue components of meat tenderness and their interaction with post-slaughter interventions.

Teagasc/NFC

333,608

55,601

Quantification of variation in beef at processor, retailer, consumer level and within certain beef markets to achieve a full palatability assured critical control points (PACCP) system.

Teagasc/NFC, UCC

999,543

166,591

Assessment of DNA markers for meat quality traits in Irish beef and pork

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

238,539

39,756

Technology transfer in the Irish meat sector

Teagasc/NFC

206,824

41,365

Interaction of gene expression pathways, breed and diet on the nutritive and flavour aspects of pigmeat.

Teagasc/NFC, UCD

361,108

60,185

Development of a technology commercialisation toolbox for publicly funded food research.

Teagasc/NFC, DIT

273,829

45,638

Development of cheese syneresis control technology for improved product consistency.

Teagasc/DPC, UCD

517,748

86,291

Novel snack foods containing functional fibre.

UCD

468,463

78,077

419 420

[419] [420] The impact on product quality of using high voltage pulsed electric fields in hurdle strategies for the preservation of minimally processed non-alcoholic beverages.

UCD

498,951

83,159

Electroheat applications for meat processing: ohmic pasteurisation and radio frequency defrosting of meat and meat products.

UCD

367,933

61,322

Novel antimicrobial by-products of whey.

UCD

462,313

77,052

Increased diversity and functionality of starter cultures for cheese manufacture.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

780,000

130,000

Post-genomics of lactobacillus helveticus DPC4571: Milking the genomes sequence of L. helveticus starter cultures for commercially valuable enzymes.

Teagasc/DPC, UCC

580,000

96,667

Exploitation of advances in spray atomisation and agglomeration technologies for the development of novel ingredients for automated beverage vending.

Teagasc/DPC

278,667

46,455

Studies on the microbiology and sensory properties of novel low sodium ethnic ready meals.

Teagasc/NFC, DPC, UL

446,206

55,777

Developing a stakeholders guide on the vunerability of food and feed chains to dangerous agents and substances.

UCD

7,000

7,000

Occurrence of salmonella on pork on the island of Ireland and an assessment of the risk factors contributing to its transmission.

Teagasc/NFC

300,000

150,000

50,012,509*

32,085,700

* A further 11 projects with indicative funding of €5.6 million have received preliminary approval and award letters in respect of these are being finalised.

KEY

NFC — National Food Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15.

DPC — Dairy Products Research Cenrtre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co.Cork.

UCC — University College Cork.

DIT — Dublin Institute of Technology

UCD — University College Dublin

CVRL — Central Vet.Lab, DAF.

TCD — Trinity College Dublin

DCU — Dublin City University

UL — University of Limerick

FSAI — Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

NUIG — National University of Ireland Galway.

CIT — Cork Institute of Technology

QUB — Queens University Belfast.

Appendix 2: Details of RTI approvals in the food sector by the development agencies under the NDP

Company Name

Total Approved

Shalveys Poultry Limited

105,236

Golden Vale PLC

152,369

Quest International Ireland Limited

208,804

Green Isle Foods Limited (Roscommon)

324,862

The Roaring Water Bay Spirits Co. Ltd.

36,156

Green Isle Food Limited (Longford)

253,948

Glenisk Limited

39,119

Largo Food Exports Limited

95,992

Kerry Die Products Limited

89,263

The Irish Chocolate Company Ltd.

442,185

Pasta Concepts Limited

98,595

International Meat Ingredients Ltd.

217,633

Robert A Merry & Company Limited

23,173

Swissco Limited

178,874

Coolmore Fresh Foods Ltd.

30,934

421 422

[421] [422] William Carr & Sons Ltd.

33,089

Cuisine de France Manfuacturing Ltd.

360,974

William Connolly and Sons Ltd.

132,942

Rye Valley Foods Ltd.

442,631

Compsey Creamery Society Ltd.

31,796

Allinall Ingredients Limited

25,390

Golden Vale PLC

187,064

Kepak Longford

301,655

Heatherfield Limited

29,775

Manor Foods Ltd.

59,500

Carton Brothers Ltd.

327,846

Silver Hill Foods

42,840

Wexford Creamery Limited

199,984

Lir Chocolates Limited

33,277

Euroflavour Limited

31,535

Galtee Meats (Kilbeggan) Limited

248,950

United Fish Industries Ltd.

301,500

T O’Regan & Sons Limited

19,776

Glanbia Consumer Foods Limited

216,367

UDV Operations Ireland Ltd.

223,240

Lily’s Limited

119,285

Ennis Foods Limited

34,549

Coolmore Fresh Foods Ltd.

157,066

J. E. O’Brien & Sons (Manufacturing) Ltd.

33,046

Pasta Concepts Limited

74,140

Allinall Ingredients Limited

11,916

Glenisk Limited

109,058

Diageo Ireland

325,350

The Irish Chocolate Company Ltd.

366,170

Quality Irish Food Limited

52,970

Tayto Limited

435,150

Taltech Engineering Holdings Limited

50,950

Callan Bacon Company Limited

32,926

Largo Food Exports Limited

106,250

Leeway Foods Limited

31,500

Kilkenny Spring Water Co. Limited

143,775

Sunshine Juice Limited

29,400

Rose MFG. Co. Limited

65,700

Rangeland Foods Limited

270,000

H.J. Heinz Frozen and Chilled Foods Ltd.

72,250

The Real Meal Company

143,453

Goldstar Meats

309,600

Lir Chocolates Limited

33,040

Swissco Limited

192,500

Cadbury Ireland Limited

444,250

Nutec

134,897

Pasta Concepts Limited

61,801

Deli Cuisine Limited

40,095

Connacht Gold Co-operative Society Ltd.

14,924

Zed Candy Limited

127,911

Wexford Creamery Limited

154,365

Quest International Ireland Limited

206,000

Glenisk Limited

111,860

Shalveys Poultry Limited

137,295

Bulmers Limited

293,000

Drover Foods Limited

237,615

423 424

[423] [424] AIBP Limited

101,815

Dawn Fresh Foods Limited

137,130

Glanbia Fresh Pork Limited

169,190

Sheelin Meats Limited

98,190

Duffy Meats Limited

209,175

Green Pastures (Donegal) Limited

354,195

Hermitage Pedigree Pigs Limited

313,075

Green Isle Foods Portumna Limited

444,944

Green Isle Food Limited (Longford)

336,326

Fruitfield Foods Limited

263,332

Foxway Company

96,432

Allinall Ingredients Limited

89,775

Swift Fine Foods Limited

150,674

James Daly & Sons Limited

27,510

Kosy Shack Europe Limited

31,360

Tipperary Co-operative Creamery

275,231

Pasta Concepts Limited

64,164

Castlecool Limited

169,398

Hyde Limited

24,605

Anthony Donnelly & Sons Fruit Limited

192,605

Cuisine de France Manfuacturing Ltd.

126,200

Swissco Limited

300,050

Oliver Carty Limited

153,450

Quality Irish Food Limited

217,575

Walsh Family Foods Limited

166,950

Shannon Vale Foods Limited

22,243

Carbery Milk Products Limited

424,855

Lily’s Limited

149,120

Leeway Foods Limited

32,323

Coghlan’s Bakery Products (Dublin) Ltd.

27,519

Green Isle Foods Limited (Naas)

139,250

Green Isle Foods Limited (Naas)

82,500

Green Isle Foods Limited (Roscommon)

306,423

All -Technology (Ireland) Limited

210,500

Shannon Minerals Limited

33,183

Able Foods Limited

33,318

Arrabawn Co-Operative Society Limited

358,750

M. & M. Walshe Limited

32,775

Leadmore Ireland Limited

33,250

Milne Foods Limited

99,315

Garryvoe Foods Limited

31,553

Martin Quigley (Nenagh) Limited

32,025

National Rusks Limited

33,040

HL Commodity Foods (Manufacturing) Ltd.

33,040

Cill Ide Farm Limited

32,573

Greenacres Foods (Ireland) Limited

87,545

Bia Gaoth Dobhair Teo

158,432

Follain Teoranta

26,250

Faughan Foods Limited

26,433

Cistí Gugan Barra Teoranta

24,150

Bia Gaoth Barra Teoranta

120,505

Total

17,815,552

425 426

[425] [426] Appendix 3: Awards under Research Stimulus Fund.

Project Title

Institutions Involved

Award

Amount Paid 31/12/04

€

€

Agri-Food Foresight: Forward looking analysis with economic models.

Teagasc, NUI Maynooth

60,000

31,465

Measuring and understanding productivity growth in Irish Agriculture

TCD

53,000

53,000

Landscape Impact of REPS — A quantitative assessment

UCD, QUB, Teagasc, ESRI

225,000

167,022

Parasite resistance in sheep: The genetic basis.

Teagasc, UCD

160,000

113,889

Cereal Pathology: Improving the genetic basis of host resistance to fungal diseases

UCD, N Dakota State University, John Innes Centre, UK

167,500

100,810

Increasing Dairy Cow Fertility.

UCD, Teagasc Athenry

230,000

119,646

Economic restructuring in rural communities: Analysis of responses to new problems and needs.

NUI Maynooth, Teagasc

140,000

70,274

Impact of prion protein genotype on reproductive, growth and carcass traits of sheep.

UCD, Teagasc

250,000

90,201

Development of a Risk Assessment model for the powdery scab/spraing complex of potatoes using the polymerase chain reaction.

UCD

180,000

107,169

Design and development of novel electronic sensors for detecting mastitis.

Teagasc, DCU

110,000

99,000

Control of disease in two integrated strawberry production systems.

NUI Maynooth, Teagasc

220,000

134,068

Action based research and development of a Web-based distance learning programme.

UCD, UCC, UCG, NUI Maynooth

210,000

174,130

An income and viability study of rural households: Income distribution, poverty and economic viability effects of the components of total household incomes.

ESRI, TCD

110,000

99,000

Measurement of the competitiveness of Irelands main agricultural commodities.

NUI Maynooth, Univ. of Missouri, TCD, Teagasc

21,000

21,000

Mechanisms underlying species variation in the absorption of prion protein by mammalian intestinal mucosa.

UCD, Central Veterinary Laboratory (DAF)

65,000

37,315

Sheep A1 using frozen-thawed semen: identifying the best rams.

UCD, Teagasc

180,000

69,504

Reduction of fungicide input in Irish cereal farming: biological control of foliar and head blight fungal pathogens of cereals.

UCD, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Errigal Eisc Teo. Co. Donegal

180,000

66,480

Maximising the Biodiversity impacts of REPS.

BirdWatch Ireland, UCC

150,000

99,852

Integrated system for biomass fuel production in multiple land use systems based on small-scale willow short rotation and farm-forest production.

UCD, QUB, Rural Generation Ltd. Derry

165,000

88,100

Development of on-farm control measures for the reduction of Salmonellosis in slaughter pigs.

Teagasc, UCD, Central Vet. Lab.

180,000

55,875

Consequences for Irish agriculture and the dairy industry of alternative dairy policy regimes post 2006.

Trinity, UCC, QUB

135,000

19,181

Spatial modelling for rural policy analysis.

Teagasc, NUI Galway, Univ. of Leeds

180,000

51,908

Epidemiological studies on and development of a disease preventative programme for Cryptosporidiosis.

CVL, NI Public Health Lab. Service, Westmeath Co. Council

100,000

62,000

Development of improved formulations for mushroom casing and the use of rapid physical, chemical and microbiological analytical techniques to characterise them.

Teagasc, QUB

160,000

50,925

Gene-flow from cultivated Irish cereals and grasses to wild relatives.

NUI Maynooth, Teagasc

180,000

101,255

Spatial analysis of demographic and socio-economic changes in rural Ireland 1996-2000.

NUI Maynooth, Teagasc

50,000

30,000

427

[427] Rural enterprise development & sustainability.

UCC, NUI Galway, Western Dev. Comm., West Cork LEADER Co-op

130,000

110,634

A GIS baseline survey of habitat types and vegetation composition in the karst region of the Burren, Co. Clare.

UCD, Teagasc, Duchas

125,000

82,176

Total

4,116,500

2,305,880

Year

Company Grants

Generic Activities

€m

€m

2000

Nil

6.167

2001

1.116

5.421

2002

0.813

5.922

2003

0.973

3.572

2004

0.350

4.357

Total

3.252

25.439

Company Grants paid in 2001.

Company Name

Amount Paid

€

Allin All Ingredients Ltd

8,934.47

Ardrahan Dairy Products

12,697.38

Ballyard Foods

2,407.46

Bawnor

12,662.67

Bellingham Blue Cheese

3,887.60

Biscuit Makers

22,589.59

428

[428] Boru Vodka

41,701.41

Bunalun Organic Limited

25,030.41

Bunratty Mead & Liqueur

19,046.07

Carlow Brewing Co. Ltd

19,046.07

Carrigaline Farmhouse Cheese

1,848.08

Celtic Chocolates

8,800.19

Choc Aid

1,520.00

Choca Mocca

4,258.86

Cistí Gugan Barra

3,999.28

Compsey Creamery

12,231.51

Cooleeney Cheese

12,166.71

Cooley Distillery

50,789.52

Coolmore Foods

22,855.28

Corleggy Cheese

2,008.85

CPAC Foods Ltd

11,434.17

Creative Sauces Ltd

8,906.55

Crogeen Ltd

40,631.62

Derryvilla Farm

3,980.75

Dial a Hamper

19,999.64

Dingle Peninsula Cheese Ltd

2,928.86

Druid Chocolates

5,952.83

Durrus Farmhouse Cheese

5,914.77

First Ireland Spirits

24,564.44

Flahavans

17,488.67

Folláin

9,374.37

Gallaghers bakery

15,236.86

Gallaghers Chocolates

3,234.02

Gerry Murphy

3,415.19

Glaslough Foods

4,524.71

Glenhaven Foods

27,194.06

Glenisk Ltd

21,370.72

Good Herdsmen

14,091.68

Harney Enterprises

3,172.86

Heatherfield

13,979.74

Hot Irishman

12,697.00

Hyde Ltd

12,688.37

Inagh Farmhouse Cheese

5,361.00

Ina’s Kitchen

3,030.99

Infoods

5,000.23

Ingredient Solutions Ltd

14,684.45

Irish Chocolate Co

42,314.02

Irish Food & Drink Exports Ltd

22,853.94

Irish Pub Professionals

12,697.38

Irish Yogurts Ltd

19,046.07

J & L Grubb

11,681.59

Kinsale Brewing Co

8,591.45

429

[429] Knockanore Farmhouse Cheese

3,500.00

Laragh Stuart

16,852.51

Lily O’Briens

46,201.55

Lir Chocolates

32,698.49

Lisdoon Foods

461.75

Malone Food Products

4,310.16

Marigot Ltd

28,652.55

McCambridge Ltd

759.93

Mileens

2,831.53

Milish Foods

282.72

Morley’s Fine Irish Foods

2,856.91

My Own Food Products

4,564.25

Natural Ireland Ltd

3,300.72

Noodle House Pasta

2,666.45

Nore Ingredients Ltd

22,855.29

O’Hara’s of Foxford

38,016.00

Prinz Drinks

5,078.95

Quality Irish Food

25,237.61

Radical Fruit Company Ltd

6,349.00

Rock Island Foods

6,672.67

Rudds

15,871.72

Shannon Minerals

38,092.00

Sheridans Cheesemongers

6,121.92

Sunshine Juice

1,992.22

Swissco Ltd

16,995.37

The Great American Cookie Co.

2,500.00

Tipperary Brewing

7,116.95

Tipperary Cuisine

23,894.86

Tipperary Organic Ice Cream

3,952.85

Torc Truffles

4,557.78

Twine Inc

7,618.43

Whelans Ltd

2,299.50

Whites Bakery

11,999.02

Wicklow Fine Foods

2,539.48

Total 2001

1,116,225.54

Company Grants paid in 2002.

Company Name

Amount Paid

€

Abbey Blue Cheese (ABO)

3,000.00

Allin All Ingredients Ltd

5,034.51

Ardrahan Dairy Products

710.05

Ballybrado Ltd

6,550.00

Bellingham Blue Cheese

4,442.31

Benson Food Products

6,348.00

Blenders Ltd

21,458

Cahill International

4,131.22

Carlow Craft Brewery

19,000.00

Celtic Chocolates

7,348.84

Chivers Ltd

25,000.00

Chocaid Com Ltd

3,000.00

Chocca Mocca

1,650.20

Compsey Creamery Ltd

45,000.00

Cooleeney Cheese

8,986.50

430

[430] Dansko Foods Ltd

3,498.54

Derryvilla Farm

9,000.00

Dromkeen Food Ingredients

4,988.18

Druid Chocolates

1,651.25

Durrus Farmhouse Cheese

3,610.65

Ennis Foods

38,092.00

Flair Confectionery Ltd

396.25

Foxrock Food Co Ltd

5,136.03

Freshways Ltd

20,000.00

Gallaghers Bakery

15,000.00

Gallweys of Waterford

2,026.96

George Mogerley Ltd

3,840.75

Glaslough Foods

3,571.48

Glenisk Ltd

30,000.00

Gourmet Duck Co

2,648.56

Green Pastures

9,938.87

Heron Quality Foods

9,500.00

Hot Irishman

30,000.00

Inagh Farmhouse Cheese

5,000.00

Ingredient Solutions

31,760.39

Irish Food & Drink Exports

21,000.00

Irish Yogurts Ltd

38,731.50

John O’Sullivan Ltd

1,000.00

Lir Chocolates

14,662.09

M & S Browne Ltd

3,200.00

Marigot

30,000.00

Mileens Cheese

2,856.13

Mileevin Ltd

960.72

Milne Foods Ltd

3,480.03

Missy & ’andy's Ice Cream Ltd

662.32

Mrs Collins Ice Cream

1,589.68

National Food Ingredients

6,474.43

Quality Irish Food

50,750.48

Radical Fruit Company Ltd

10,000.00

Rajdoot

3,196.71

Real Food at Home

6,000.00

Roaring Water Bay Spirits Co

4,213.86

Rock Island Foods

1,294.10

Rose Confectionery

2,000.00

Rosscarbery Oysters Ltd

2,294.62

Shannon Minerals

40,000.00

Sheila’s (Mayo) Ltd

6,000.00

Silver Pail Ltd

6,079.21

South Sligo Cheese Co

3,405.45

Stable Diet Ltd

2,903.80

Su Si Foods

1,848.13

Sunshine Juice

8,990.31

Swift fine Foods

10,000.00

Swissco Ltd

29,012.82

The Country Cooking Co Ltd

4,890.76

The Irish Chocolate Company Ltd

34,343.09

Tipperary Organic Ice Cream

10,000.00

Torc Truffles Ltd

3,237.33

Virginia House Trading Co Ltd

18,523.85

Zed Gum

38,297.29

Total 2002

813,218.25

431

[431] Company Grants paid in 2003.

Company Name

Amount Paid

€

4e Fulfilment.com Ltd

15,000.00

Allin All Ingredients Ltd

15,474.80

Ardrahan Dairy Products Ltd

14,564.33

Benson Foods

5,000.00

Blenders

12,000.00

Bunratty Mead & Liqueur

22,400.00

Butlers Pantry

14,000.00

Cahill International

3,392.52

Carlow Craft Brewery Ltd

3,200.00

Carrigaline Farmhouse

3,000.00

Celtbury Ltd

20,000.00

Celtic Chocolates Ltd

4,000.00

Chocaid.Com Ltd

1,000.00

Cisti Gugan Barra

18,901.79

Clonakilty Food Co

40,000.00

Cooley Distillery

27,431.21

Coolmore

13,196.00

Country Cooking Ltd

14,000.00

Country Crest

10,000.00

Country Kitchen Cuisine Ltd

8,000.00

CPAC

15,600.00

Cybercolors Ltd

12,178.73

Dave & ’Teri's Cookies

12,000.00

Derryvilla Farm

5,000.00

Druid Chocolates Ltd

1,552.67

Dundalk Food Products T/A Malones

10,618.71

Durrus Cheese

4,882.42

Eastdale, the Real Irish Food Co

3,250.00

Ennis Foods Ltd

30,000.00

First Ireland Spirits

43,400.00

Flahavans

11,736.07

Flair Confectionery

1,080.00

Folláin Teo

12,471.12

Foxrock Food Company Ltd

5,163.00

Fruitfield Foods Ltd (Formerly Nestle Irl)

35,000.00

Gaelic Heritage

1,532.00

Gallwey’s of Waterford

757.25

Georgre Mogerley Ltd

4,000.00

Glaslough Foods

15,750.00

Glenboy Goats Products

12,000.00

Glenhaven

40,000.00

Glenilen Farm

2,634.96

Glenisk Ltd

3,000.00

Good Herdsmen Ltd

20,157.92

Green Pastures

6,149.31

Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

4,500.00

Harney Enterprises Ltd

922.20

Heatherfield Ltd t/a Seerys

10,959.45

Hot Irishman Ltd

3,400.00

Hyde Ltd

18,000.00

Ingredient Solutions

3,239.61

Irish Bay Tree Traditional

398.93

Irish Food and Drink Exports Ltd

4,000.00

432

[432] J&L Grubb

15,000.00

John O’Sullivan & Co

6,653.50

Lily O’Briens Chocolates

40,000.00

Lios na Grai Ltd

3,550.00

Lir

33,406.10

M& S Browne Ltd

8,000.00

Marchminder Ltd

7,000.00

Marigot

3,500.00

Mileevin Ltd

3,453.65

Moyle Salads

3,673.00

My Own Food Products Ltd

2,593.47

Nature’s Best

35,000.00

Nutrition Supplies & Services Ltd

26,560.11

PG Brogan & Company Ltd

19,033.62

Protocol Food Ingredients Ltd

4,463.61

Quality Irish Foods

3,500.00

Roaring Water Bay (Boru Vodka)

11,893.08

Rock Island Foods

1,520.00

Rosscarbery Oysters Ltd

1,287.50

Sam’s Cookies Ltd

2,000.00

Shalvey’s Poultry

17,850.00

Shannonside Mushroom Mktg Ltd

5,000.00

Silver Pail Dairy Ltd

9,393.04

Stable Diet

7394.05

SuSi Foods Ltd

787.50

The Butlers Pantry

14,000.00

The Or Organisation Ltd

3,000.00

The Porterhouse

12620.39

Twine Inc

4,557.55

Whelan’s/Elliotts

2,154.10

Wildes Irish Chocolates

3,833.47

Zed Candy

40,000.00

Total 2003

972,572.74

Company Grants paid in 2004.

Company Name

Amount Paid

€

4e Fulfilment.com Ltd

1,000.00

Aine’s Chocolates Ltd

5,023.50

Allin All Ingredients Ltd

3,076.89

Ardrahan Dairy Products Ltd

5,466.98

Baking Emporium Ltd

500.00

Ballycotton Seafoods Ltd

424.85

Blenders Ltd

2,900.00

Brids Brown Bread

468.18

Carrigaline Farmhouse Cheese

2,117.70

Carrigbyrne Farmhouse Cheese Ltd

1,906.25

Castle Leslie Gifts & Goodies

4,500.00

Celtbury Ltd

3,400.00

Celtic Chocolates Ltd

2,500.00

Chand Foods Ltd

1,000.00

Chivers Ireland Ltd

3,000.00

Chocaid.Com Ltd

872.50

Cistí Gugan Barra Teo

8,000.00

433

[433] Clonakilty Food Company Ltd

1,499.95

Cocoa Bean Handmade Chocolates

750.00

Compsey Creamery Ltd

3,500.00

Cooleeney Farmhouse Cheese

6,516.41

Cooley Distillery Ltd

3,200.00

Coolmore Fresh Foods Ltd

3,000.00

Corleggy Cheese

724.55

Country Cooking Company Ltd

9,000.00

Country Crest Ltd

3,200.00

Couverture Ltd

6,500.00

CPAC Ltd

4,000.00

Creative Sauces Ltd

5,000.00

Crozier Dairy Prodcuts Ltd

5,157.81

Cybercolors Ltd

3,500.00

Dansko Foods Ltd

3,200.00

Derryvilla Farm

5,000.00

Druid Chocolates Ltd

4,352.25

Durrus Farmhouse Cheese Ltd

4,300.18

Edward Flahavan & Sons Ltd

3,500.00

Fermoy Natural Cheese Company Ltd

1,366.18

Flair Confectionery

1,000.00

Fruitfield Foods Ltd

3,500.00

Gallaghers Bakery Ltd

2,000.00

Gallaghers Irish Chocolates Ltd

3,990.00

Gallweys of Waterford Ltd

1,511.28

Galmere Fresh Foods Ltd

2,000.00

Garryvoe Foods Ltd

4,460.11

Glenhaven Foods (Arklow) Ltd

3,200.00

Glyde Farm Produce

1,270.37

Green Pastures (Donegal) Ltd

3,500.00

Greenacres Foods Irl Ltd

1,277.76

Gubbeen Farmhouse Products Ltd

4,383.94

Harney Enterprises Ltd

1,340.90

Healy Fine Foods Ltd

1,000.00

Heatherfield Ltd

2,719.98

Heron Quality Foods Ltd

4,000.00

Horgans Delicatessens Supplies Ltd

8,000.00

Hot Irishman Ltd

3,350.00

Hyde Ltd

20,000.00

Inagh Farmhouse Cheese Ltd

10,337.50

Ina’s Kitchen Desserts Ltd

2,720.00

Ingredients Solutions Ltd

3,200.00

Irish Flapjack and Muffin Company

3,387.38

Irish Yogurts Ltd

3,600.00

Itsa Bagel Ltd

761.55

J&L Grubb Ltd

7,381.52

James Daly & Sons Ltd

3,000.00

Kilfera Food Manufacturers Ltd

1,767.37

Krawczyk’s West Cork Salami

2,000.00

Laragh Stewart Foods Ltd

5,952.56

Lily’s Ltd

3,000.00

Lir Chocolates Ltd

3,000.00

Lundy Foods Ltd

10,175.00

M.A.P.P Foods Ltd

1,945.08

Mileeven Ltd

1,707.08

Milleens Cheese

1,587.91

Milne Foods Ltd

1,744.00

434

[434] Mount Callan Farmhouse Cheese

1,975.68

My Own Food Products

2,745.82

N.S.S Ltd

2,535.98

Natural Ireland Ltd

4,500.00

Natures Best Ltd

3,500.00

Noodle House Organic Pasta

2,606.13

Nore Ingredients Ltd

3,000.00

Olvi Oils Ltd

900.94

Paganini Ltd

5,000.00

Port Yarrock Smokery

689.25

Protocol Food Ingredients

2,733.13

Quality First Ltd

3,000.00

Radical Fruit Company Ltd

6,000.00

Shannon Minerals Ltd

3,000.00

Sheridans Cheesemongers Ltd

2,840.94

Silverpail Dairy Ireland

3,400.00

Stable Diet Ltd

4,709.96

Sunnyside Fruit Farm

2,000.00

Sunshine Juice Ltd

3,846.00

Susi Foods

1,294.20

Swift Fine Foods Ltd

3,200.00

Swissco Ltd

3,200.00

The Irish Chocolate Company Ltd

3,000.00

The Porterhouse

3,000.00

The Scullery Fine Foods Specialists Ltd

2,500.00

Tipperary Organic Ice Cream Ltd

8,000.00

Twine Inc and Organic Herb Company

3,618.61

Total 2004

349,992.11

Measure

€m

Teagasc agricultural training

55.95

International Equine Institute

1.14

In-Company training in the food sector

9.48

Total

66.57