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Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has announced the opening of a final tranche of the Burren Programme for applications from interested farmers.
The Burren Programme is one of a suite of locally led schemes being rolled out by the Department of as part of its Rural Development Programme (RDP). The programme is targeted at farmers with species-rich grazed habitats in the Burren.
This scheme focuses specifically on the conservation of the unique farming landscape in counties Clare and Galway.
The investment by the Department for this scheme will be up to €15m over the lifetime of the present RDP.
The application form is available on the Department’s website here.
The closing date for applications is 6 July 2018.
Common objectives
“My Department, through our Rural Development Programmes, has funded farming in the Burren region for many years and the current Burren scheme is central to meeting our common objectives of conserving the unique heritage, environment and communities of this unique area.
“I had an opportunity last year to take part in one of the farm walks organised as part of the Winterage Weekend and can see that the Burren project is an excellent example of an innovative locally led project under our Rural Development Programme,” Minister Creed said.
The minister added: “I would like to congratulate the Burren team and the participating farmers on a scheme which ensures that agricultural activity is undertaken with regard to the local heritage and environmental priorities and which has fostered a palpable sense of community pride.
“We look forward to working with them on developing this project into the future.”
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