Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he made a formal request to the European Commission to extend the 31 December 2008 deadline for completion of works under the farm waste management scheme. [37383/08]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he or his Department has made approaches to the European Commission seeking an extension of time for those who have been approved for a farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37547/08]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take the necessary steps to extend the deadline for completion of works under the farm waste management scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37452/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 64, 68 and 89 together.

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 this deadline strictly.