Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 589: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount allocated in the farm improvement scheme every year since its creation; the number of applications received every year for the past five years; the number approved every year for the past five years; if the 2008 review of the scheme has been completed; the findings of that review; if there are plans to re-open the scheme in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26909/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Farm Improvement Scheme was introduced by my Department in July 2007 and closed for new applications on 31 October 2007. 12,675 applications were received from farmers prior to the closing date of the Scheme. Expenditure on the Scheme in 2007 was €0.014 million and, to date in 2008, has been €2.783 million. I have no plans at present to reopen the Scheme.