91 Mr. Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment if he will provide, as a matter of urgency, funds to enable group water schemes which have been with his Department for selection for some time to commence so that farmers who now feel that their earnings will be severely diminished because of new EC regulations concerning milk will have their fears allayed.

Grant levels and overall Government financial support for the Group Water Schemes Programme have been maintained notwithstanding the termination of FEOGA support for this Programme in April 1991. Applications under the scheme are being approved on an ongoing basis and subject to overall budgetary resources.