Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The term ‘Locally-Led’ refers to a collection of different Schemes funded under Ireland’s Rural Development Programme.(RDP) which will endeavour to encourage locally-driven solutions to address the many environmental and biodiversity challenges at local level.

Negotiations are on-going with the EU Commission on the precise structure of our proposed Locally-Led Measure. As soon as agreement is reached with the Commission, Ireland’s RDP will be amended and the schemes will then be rolled out.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there any grants available for the installation of bio digesters as the economic and organic waste management benefit are evidence based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19535/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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There are currently no grants available for the installation of Bio Digesters.

Under the Rural Development Programme 2000 - 2006 a Pilot Waste Processing Facilities Scheme made funding available for the installation of anaerobic digestors on 10 Irish farms. Of the 10 applicants who were approved under the scheme, two applications were finalised and drew down the grant available and a further two cases have been given an extension to the end of 2016 to complete the work.