asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will state in detail, as an extension of the information made available on page two of Farm Bulletin, March, 1976, the wide range of grants covering most types of capital works on the farm that are offered to farmers, following the winding up of former grant schemes as follows: (a) farm building schemes (b) land project, including mountain fencing (c) water supplies scheme, including grants for milk coolers (d) glasshouse grants scheme and (e) mushroom production grants scheme.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Farm Investment Grants.
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As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
The following rates of grant for capital investment by farmers will be available under the farm modernisation scheme:
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Category of Investment |
Category of Farmer |
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|
Development |
Commercial |
Other under 55 |
Other over 55 |
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|
Rate of Grant |
Rate of Grant |
Rate of Grant |
Rate of Grant |
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|
(a) Farm Buildings |
30% |
20% |
30% |
20% |
|
(b) Fixed installations and equipment (incl. milk coolers, water supplies, milking machines, etc.) |
30% |
20% |
30% |
20% |
|
(c) Land Drainage and Reclamation |
50% |
40% |
50% |
40% |
|
(d) Mountain Fencing and Supplementary Keep Schemes |
See Note (i) |
See Note (i) |
See Note (i) |
See Note (i) |
|
(e) Glasshouses for Horti- cultural production |
30% |
20% |
30% |
20% |
|
(f) Mushroom production (Buildings and Fixed equipment) |
30% |
20% |
30% |
20% |
|
(g) Mobile Machinery |
10% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
(h) Incremental Livestock purchases |
10% |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
NOTES:
(i) Provision is being made for continuation of the facilities hitherto available under these Schemes.
(ii) The rate of grant shown in each case relates to the approved cost of the investment involved and is subject to the appropriate conditions in each individual case.