Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the breakdown of the monetary allocation of €79 million under the farm improvement scheme in tabular form; the expenditure per item as per annex A and annex B, terms and conditions, farm improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16957/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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A sum of €79 million was provided under the 2006 Partnership agreement, Towards 2016, for the operation of the Farm Improvement Scheme. Of this amount, €15 million has been allocated to the Scheme in the 2008 Estimates. €14,425 was spent under the Scheme in 2007 whilst, to date, in 2008, €705,183 has been paid out in grants under the Scheme. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these amounts between the items listed in Annexes A and B to the Scheme.