Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 302: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the time will be extended for the farm waste management scheme to cater for people who are having difficulties with planning applications and other difficulties; her views on extending the closing date beyond 31 December 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12848/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The end-2008 deadline for completion of work by farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced by my Department in March 2006 is a strict condition of the EU state aid approval for the Scheme. I have no plans to approach the EU Commission to alter the terms of the state aid approval.