Paul Kehoe
Question:153. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to re-introduce a grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42358/23]
View answerTuesday, 3 October 2023
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My Department funded the SEAI Dairy Farm Grant Pilot Scheme for a three year period from 2017-2019, supporting variable speed drives in vacuum and milk pumps.
In total the scheme supported 228 farms to a total of €931,940, delivering savings of 288 tCO2 and 740MWh. The scheme was discontinued after the pilot period.
The SEAI still fund this technology via other schemes, such as the Community Energy Grant and as a result, there are no plans to develop a new dedicated scheme for this technology.