asked the Minister for Agriculture the number of farmers in County Galway who applied to his Department for an interest subsidy to assist them in making repayments to financial institutions since the inception of the scheme.
Written Answers. - County Galway Interest Subsidy Application.
837.
The numbers of farmers in County Galway who applied for benefit under the EEC Interest Subsidy Scheme and under the National Interest Subsidy Scheme were 301 and 683 respectively.
838.
asked the Minister for Agriculture the number of farmers in County Galway who have applied for financial assistance under the rescue package arranged by his Department with financial institutions.
The reduced interest scheme for farmers in severe financial difficulty is administered by the associated banks and the ACC, and the information sought is not available to my Department.