Dan Neville
Question:113 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grant assistance available for developing indoor horse breeding stables. [9631/03]
Written Answers - Grant Aid.
The scheme of investment aid in alternative enterprises provides grant aid for housing and handling facilities for horses and certain other animals. In the case of horses, the maximum investment ceiling is €31,743 per holding.
The scheme is open to farmers who: have a minimum of 30 income units of which at least 20 income units must come from farming and not more than 200 income units in total; fulfil certain requirements regarding agricultural experience and training; are land owners or have leasehold title to lands on which it is proposed to carry out the development; farm in accordance with good farming practice; submit a business plan in respect of the proposed enterprise.
The level of grant aid is set at 40% for applicants with not more than 150 income units and 20% in respect of applicants with more than 150 income units and not more than 200 income units.