Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 November 2013
531. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of the level of bureaucracy associated with the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme is necessary in order to modernise and reduce the level of paper work required for sheep farmers as the small hill sheep farmer can find the current administration procedures difficult and discouraging. [50307/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe TAMS Sheep Fencing/Mobile Handling Scheme closes for applications at the end of this year (2013) and the final tranche is now open for the receipt of such applications. I have therefore no plans to alter the provisions of the Scheme. I do not accept that there is an undue level of bureaucracy associated with the Scheme. To date, my Department has received almost 2,500 applications for grant-aid under the Scheme.
