Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason there has been no change to the standard costings for the calculation of farm building grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25568/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Standard Costings used to calculate grants under my Department's on-farm investment schemes (such as the Farm Waste Management and Farm Improvement Schemes) were last revised with effect from January 2007 in accordance with the commitments contained in the Farmers' Charter 2005-2007.

A review of these Costings then took place in late-2007 and the decision was taken to maintain the Costings at their current rates. I have no plans at present to carry out a further review of these Costings.