Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all applications for grant aid received and approved under the farm waste management scheme will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13073/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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48,580 applications were received by the closing date of end-2006 under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced in March 2006 in order to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the Nitrates Directive. Over 40,100 approvals have now issued to farmers to commence work under the Scheme.

Grant payments will be made to the applicants concerned when it has been determined that the investment works concerned comply with the terms and conditions of the Scheme. In particular, it should be noted that, by virtue of the terms of the EU state aid approval governing the Scheme, all work must be completed by farmers and a final claim submitted to my Department by end-2008 in order to qualify for the grants available thereunder.