Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the young farmers capital investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43776/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The applicant in this case has been farming for longer than five years and is not eligible for grant aid under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme. He has been advised of the position. However he can apply under the other TAMS II Schemes and be eligible for grant aid at the standard rate of 40%. Younger farmers who are ineligible under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme receive priority under the other TAMS II Schemes.