Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position in relation to correspondence sent to his Department in February 2008 regarding a company (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20356/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The company named applied for aid under the Compensation Scheme for Sugar Beet Machinery Contractors which is one element of the EU restructuring aid package for the sugar industry. Under the EU Regulations governing payment of the EU restructuring aid, eligibility for aid is confined to sugar processors, beet growers and machinery contractors who worked with their specialised agricultural machinery for the beet growers during a reference period. In accordance with the Regulations compensation was paid to the applicant for equipment used by them in beet contracting work. The stock of spare parts is not eligible for compensation under the Regulations.