That proportion is "well below" the national average.
The REAP approval rate in Kildare stands at 16.84% .
The national average approval rate, according to information supplied to Kildare South Sinn Féin TD, Patricia Ryan, is nearly 46%.
The figures released in response to parliamentary question indicate that farmers in many counties to the south and east saw applications for the new agri-environmental pilot scheme declined at a rate of up to half of the national average.
Deputy Ryan says “While it was originally announced that the new agri-environmental scheme would be backed by €1.5 billion in funding from the Carbon Tax, the €20 million eventually allocated to the scheme simply did not live up to farmers hopes.
“It is welcome that the Department were able to secure additional places in the scheme, but as the figures released today indicate, our county in particular seems to have had a significantly lower rate of success than others.ng environmental standards.
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