Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter regarding grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38868/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A revised Sow Housing Welfare Scheme was introduced by my Department in July 2012 in order to further assist the pig sector in Ireland to comply with the new EU animal welfare rules for the sector which come into effect at the beginning of next year.

The revised Scheme is, however, limited to investment projects which had not commenced prior to the introduction of the Scheme. Accordingly, where an applicant has already commenced the investment works by virtue of a Department approval issued under a previous Scheme, the applicant is not entitled to cancel that application and re-apply for grant-aid under the revised Scheme.