Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 306: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the first instalment of payments under the farm waste management scheme due to be paid in the beginning of 2009 have been paid in full; the number of second round payments that have yet to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2430/10]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the first round of payments of 40% under the farm waste management scheme, due to be paid at the beginning of 2009, was paid in full; the number of second round 40% farm waste management payments that have not been paid to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2439/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 and 307 together.

The first and second instalments of 40 per cent under the Farm Waste Management Scheme have been paid or authorized for payment to all farmers who have been approved for payment under the Scheme, to date. In a small number of cases, grant payment has not yet been approved to applicants under the Scheme (i) as applicants have either not yet submitted the necessary tax clearance documentation or have not provided the required documentary proof of payment of the contractors concerned, or (ii) due to technical issues having arisen in relation to the standard of the completed buildings.