John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the farm waste management scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2562/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named is an applicant for grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A decision will be made in respect of the application as soon as possible.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason persons who have been passed for payment and had their works approved under the farm waste management scheme are not receiving their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2563/09]

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 273: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason payments for the farm waste management scheme have been stopped since January 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2564/09]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 279: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in the farm waste management scheme grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2678/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 272, 273 and 279 together.

The deadline for completion of work and the submission of claims for grant payment under the Farm Waste Management Scheme expired on 31 December 2008 although applicants were permitted to submit certain supporting documentation up to 9 January 2009. In view of the exceptional number of claims received, my Department is undertaking a review of the situation including assessment of the number of fully documented applications and estimation of the overall cost of the claims and I will be having further discussions with the Minister for Finance on the matter. Inspections by my Department's staff to verify claims are continuing in the meantime.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 274: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be granted their farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2571/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named is an applicant for grant aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. My Department is currently examining the application and a decision will be made as soon as possible.