Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015

Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Questions (388)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

388. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a land drainage scheme to reduce flooding on land caused by overgrown watercourses and drains in order to improve land quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34391/15]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

There is no provision under the TAMS 2 suite of measures to grant-aid land-drainage works and I have no plans at present to introduce any such measure.