Vol. 400 No. 3
15 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications for grant aid to the agri-tourism scheme; the number of applications approved under the scheme; the total amount of grants approved at the latest available date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The information sought by the Deputy as regards the agri-tourism scheme under the western package is as follows: Number of applications received, 41; Number of applications approved, 26.
The total amount of grant aid approved to date is £168,000.
The introduction of a country-wide scheme is being proposed in the context of the operational programme for rural development. The content of this new scheme, which is subject to the approval of the EC Commission, has taken account of experience with the western package scheme.
