Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 513: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if grant aid will be increased for funding specialised slurry injectors as a result of the proposed restrictions under the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6959/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the revised farm waste management scheme which will be introduced in the near future in order to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the nitrates directive, I propose to increase the maximum eligible investment ceiling for mobile equipment, including slurry tankers with specialised injection equipment, from €11,000 to €15,000 with the grant rate remaining at 20%. I am also proposing that slurry tankers equipped with macerator and trailing shoe attachment will be eligible for a 40% grant-rate up to a maximum eligible investment ceiling of €40,000. The revised scheme will be introduced as soon as the required EU state aid approval is received.