Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on allowing applicants under the farm waste scheme, who have made applications within the proper time limits but did not have planning permission within the appropriate time scale, to be accepted into the scheme as they have invested substantial capital in preparing the application; and if she will allow these applicants to participate in the scheme. [10541/08]

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. I have no plans to amend these deadlines.