Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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850. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants to date for grants under the national farm safety measure in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44712/24]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The National Farm Safety Measure, launched earlier this year by my colleague, Minister of State Martin Heydon T.D., provides a financial contribution to participating farmers covering 60% of the eligible cost of Power Take Off (PTO) shaft covers.

To date, seventeen expressions of interest and two applications for payment have been submitted by Kildare farmers. Nationally, over 900 expressions of interest and almost 100 applications for payment have been received to-date.

Last week, Minister Heydon announced a two-week extension to the deadline for submitting expressions of interest and applications for payment under the National Farm Safety Measure. As was the case in 2023, it is expected that the number of applications being submitted will rise significantly in the lead up to the closing date of 15th November.