Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if applications lodged between the 21 and 31 of October 2007 under the farm improvement scheme will be processed; the timeframe for the process of these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29859/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Applications received under the Farm Improvement Scheme prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007 will be processed by my Department up to the level of funding provided for the Scheme in the 2006 partnership agreement, Towards 2016.

As applications could be lodged with my Department with written evidence of a decision to grant planning permission, rather than full planning permission, it is not possible at this stage to indicate when all approvals will be issued by my Department in relation to those applications which come within the level of funding available. My Department will, however, endeavour to process the applications concerned within the deadlines set out generally for on-farm investment schemes in the Charter of Rights for Farmers 2005-2007.