Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has raised the issue of extending the deadline for the farm waste management scheme in the EU; his views on extending the deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33705/08]

Brendan 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. The European Commission has since reaffirmed that it expects Ireland to respect strictly this deadline.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received their headage payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33811/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2008 EU Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2008. During processing of this application, an issue arose regarding the area claimed on one of the land parcels. The person named has been written to in relation to this matter and immediately a reply is received, the application will be processed further.