Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the corncrake grant scheme is available nationwide; if so, the rates of finance involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27826/11]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The Corncrake Grant Scheme is available in any part of the country, once the presence of a corncrake on the land has been confirmed.

Landowners receive a grant/payment if they agree to delay mowing of meadows, carry out corncrake-friendly mowing (i.e. cutting starts in the centre of the field and proceeds outwards, to maximise the chances of young corncrakes moving out of danger to the margin of the field) and leave an uncut strip of meadow for cover, along the side of the plot, if required. To enter the scheme, an application must be completed by 1 July and mowing or grazing must be delayed until at least 1 August.

The payment rates are outlined in the following table: