Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 4 May 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres
9:30 am
Mr. Brendan Gleeson:
I do, but the proof of the pudding will be in the eating, that is, when we launch the new programme and we make the funding available to people. We have increased premia by between 40% and 60% in the context of the new programme, and we are awaiting state aid approval for that. I think that what we have now is a very generous incentive to people.