Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has plans to reopen applications for grants under the farm improvement scheme during 2009; if not, when he expects to reopen applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Farm Improvement Scheme was introduced by my Department in July 2007 with funding of €79 million as agreed under the 2006 Partnership agreement, Towards 2016, and was suspended on 31 October 2007 as applications received had reached this level of funding. I have no plans at present to reopen the scheme to new applications.