Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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597. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a compensation scheme for farmers who suffered damage to uninsured farm buildings and equipment in recent storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8716/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There are no plans to introduce a specific compensation scheme for those farmers who suffered damage to their buildings or equipment as a result of the recent storms. In certain cases, however, such farmers may be able to apply for grant-aid under the on-farm investment schemes which will be introduced by my Department following the receipt of EU Commission approval for the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme. It is not possible to introduce a compensation scheme for all unforeseen events and I would urge farmers to familiarise themselves with insurance to cover all risk management issues such as injury, theft, weather related disasters and animal diseases.