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6.7 Priority Measures under the BMW Region

The following Table sets down the specific priority Measures involved in the Sub-Programme on Agriculture and Rural Development in the BMW Region, the EU contribution and the total allocation of Public Funds under the OP for the 2000-2006 period. The Public Funds figure in the Table below includes both Exchequer and EU financing in the case of EU co-financed Measures.

Table 20. Funding for Agriculture
TABLE IN CURRENT PRICES FOR EACH YEAR Council
Regulation
1257/99 (Article
and Indent)
Border, Midland and
Western and Region
Total
Public
EAGGF
75%
( € m) ( € m)
Measure 1: General Structural Improvement
.
183.489
51.254
(i) Installation Aid for Young Farmers
Article 8
15.131
.
(ii) Farm Waste Management
Article 4
68.339
51.254
.
68.521
.
(iii) Improvement of Dairy Hygiene Standards
22.697
.
.
.
.
.
(iv) Improvement of Animal Welfare Standards
6.187
.
(v) Animal Carcase Disposal
Article 33
0.693
.
(vi) Development of Grain Storage Facilities
Article 4
1.921
.
. .
.
.
.
Measure 2: Alternative Enterprises
.
23.382
-
(i) Development of the Horticulture Sector
Article 4
6.187
.
(ii) Development of the Potato Sector
2.065
.
(iii) Development of the Organic Sector
Article 4 and 33,4
4.126
.
(iv) Improvement in Equine Quality On Farm
1.379
.
(v) Housing/Handling Facilities for
Alternative Enterprises
Article 4
9.625
.
. .
.
.
.
Measure 3: General Rural Development
74.281
19.046
(i) Area-based Rural Development Initiative
Article 33,
.
.
. .
4,5,6,7,9,10,11
25.395
19.046
. .
15.878
.
(ii) Western Investment Fund
State Aid
28.882
.
(iii) Rural Development Fund
State Aid
4.126
.
. .
.
.
.
Measure 4: Services for Agriculture and Rural Development
.
39.893
.
(i) Teagasc Advisory Services
State Aid
37.828
.
(ii) Farm Relief Services
Article 33,5
2.065
.
. Total € m
.
321.045
70.300

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