Vol. 487 No. 3
151 Mr. U. Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will make a supplementary grant available towards the cost of construction and furbishing of the new livestock mart at Gort, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4074/98]
Under the FEOGA scheme for the processing and marketing of agricultural products, Gort Co-operative Livestock Mark Ltd was approved for grant aid towards the cost of building a new livestock mart. On a proposed total eligible investment of £1.571 million, grant aid would amount to £78,000 from national funds and £550,000 from FEOGA — a total of £628,000, or 40 of the proposed investment cost. This substantial figure represents the maximum amount of aid to which the mart is entitled under the scheme. There are no funds from which a supplementary grant can be made.
