Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of overall funding being provided for the various targeted agricultural modernisation schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40772/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with Ireland's Rural Development Programme, a sum of €90 million has been made available for the five targeted on-farm investment schemes listed below:-

Sow Welfare Scheme;

Poultry Welfare Scheme;

Sheep Fencing and Mobile Handling Equipment Scheme;

Dairy Equipment Scheme;

Water Harvesting Scheme.

The first three Schemes referred to above have already been introduced by my Department. In addition, the Rural Development Programme also makes provision for indicative funding of €20 million from 2010-2015 for investment in bio-energy crops within the agricultural modernization chapter. In this regard, the Bioenergy Scheme 2010-2012 was launched earlier this year to provide support to farmers in establishing willow and miscanthus crops.