Niamh Smyth
Ceist:599. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria, deadline and other information on the 2018 GLAS farm outbuildings scheme. [37547/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 18 September 2018
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The 2018 GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme which is administered by the Heritage Council closed for applications on Friday 24th November 2017. All applications were evaluated by the Heritage Council and ranked by an expert panel in accordance with a selection criteria published as part of the scheme.
One of the conditions of entry to the GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme is that a farmer must have a GLAS contract with my Department. The farmer must also own the building or other related structure for which funding is sought, or is acting with the permission of the owner.
The principal objective of the scheme is to ensure that traditional farm buildings and other related structures that contribute to the character of the landscape, and are of significant heritage value, are conserved for active agricultural use.
Grant amounts vary between €4,000 and €25,000. A grant award will not be for more than 75% of the cost of the works with a maximum available grant of €25,000.
In 2018, forty four (44) projects were approved and eighteen (18) projects were carried forward from 2017 to 2018 due to wildlife legislation and/or exceptional circumstances.
The 2019 scheme will open for applications in early January 2019.