Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 July 2016
235. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will grant aid the installation of three-phase electricity, given that the Leader groups are no longer grant aiding such work in respect of the horticulture industry; and if there is any other similar grant scheme for such work. [19884/16]
View answerThe Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector administered by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides grant aid at a rate of 40% (50% in the case of young applicants under 35 years of age) on approved costs associated with capital investments in a broad range of specialised horticultural equipment and buildings that contribute to at least one of the Scheme’s objectives of facilitating environmentally friendly practices, promoting the diversification of on-farm activities, improving the quality of products or improving working conditions in the sector.
Approved investments under the Scheme may include costs associated with wiring specialised horticultural buildings or growing facilities for three-phase electricity, however the cost of installing the infrastructure required to bring three-phase electricity to the site is not grant aided under the Scheme.
