AQW 52645/22-27
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 22/09/2026
Answered On Date: 30/09/2026
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of rising fuel costs on the ability of (i) district nurses; and (ii) domiciliary care workers, to use their own vehicles to travel between patients.
Answer:
The amount of funding that DAERA has allocated in letters of offer (LoO) to farm capital investment support schemes, in each of the last five complete calendar years, is detailed in the following table. | Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital - Tier 1 | Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital - Tier 2 | European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Operational Groups - Capital | | Year | Grant Awarded in LoO | Grant Awarded in LoO | Grant Awarded in LoO | Total | 2021 | £16,766,605 | £172,851 | £75,576 | £17,015,032 | 2022 | £0 | £851,423 | £0 | £851,423 | 2023 | £11,462,764 | £17,236,269 | £0 | £28,699,033 | 2024 | £0 | £312,115 | £0 | £312,115 | 2025 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Total | £28,229,369 | £18,572,658 | £75,576 | £46,877,603 |
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