Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We made €20 million available this year for the scheme, €15 million of which will have been spent before the end of December. I do not have the exact figure in terms of carryover into next year, but I will find that information for the Deputy. The reality, however, is that we do not know whether farmers will spend it next year. They have two years in which to do so and some may wait until the following year. The Deputy is seeking figures that are a moveable feast and will depend on when farmers decide to make the capital investment. The sow welfare aspect is different because farmers have a deadline with which they must comply. In the dairy area, however, farmers are planning investments in the build-up to the removal of quotas in April 2015 and they have two years to spend the money. We must have the flexibility in place to accommodate that.

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