Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Department of Agriculture and Food

Farm Waste Management

11:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 613: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will extend the 31 December 2008 deadline for completion of work under the farm waste management scheme and ensure that more flexible arrangements are put in place, particularly for those farmers who have started work to be eligible for the 60% grant when completed. [27528/08]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The deadline of 31 December 2008 for completion of work by farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced by my Department in March 2006 is a condition of the EU state aid approval for the Scheme and my Department has recently written to all approved farmers under the Scheme reminding them of the importance of compliance with this deadline in order to avail of the generous grants available. I have no plans to approach the EU Commission to alter the terms of the state aid approval.

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