Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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717. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the young farmers scheme is currently open for applications; if not, his plans to reopen the scheme for young farmers in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11855/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Young Farmers Scheme was introduced in 2015 as a measure to support young farmers under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy.  The Young Farmer’s Scheme will operate each year from 2015 to 2019.

Details in relation to the application process for the Young Farmer’s Scheme 2017 will be available in the coming weeks and will be widely advertised in the farming media and on my Department’s website. The closing date for applications under the Scheme will be 15th May 2017.