Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 47: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will confirm that all farmers who have applied for the farm waste management scheme in County Wicklow will receive approval to proceed with work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7042/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced in March 2006 in order to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the Nitrates Directive closed for new applications at end-December 2006. Farmers who had not submitted a complete application by that date had until 29 June 2007 to submit all required drawings, etc., including confirmation that planning permission had been applied for where such was required. My Department is, of course, only able to grant approval to proceed with the investment works when such evidence of the grant of such planning permission has been lodged.