Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1252. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding in 2018 to reopen the national reserve and provide for priority access to the categories of young farmer and new entrant to farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2065/18]
View answerThe position on the amount of available funding for a 2018 National Reserve is currently being finalised. This involves assessment of the funding that remains in the National Reserve fund following allocations to successful applicants under the 2017 National Reserve and also the proceeds from clawback on the sale of entitlements without land and the value of unused entitlements that revert to the National Reserve fund. It is expected that the position on funding will be finalised shortly and a decision on a National Reserve for 2018 will be taken at that stage.
