Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

We are under pressure because there was such enthusiasm for the old farm waste management scheme. We must make progress as soon as possible because the end of 2008 is the closing date. We have adopted a fast-track approach for a number of the items of interest to farmers. Over the past ten days there has been a huge increase in the number of applications and grants sanctioned. We are dealing with it to the best of our ability but we will evaluate this in the coming months.

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