Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proportion of the total funding in respect of the farm waste management scheme that has been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3683/10]

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 161: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of the second phase of the farm waste management scheme grants that have been paid; when the final phase will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3682/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos.148 and 161 together.

The first and second instalments of 40% under the farm waste management scheme have been paid or authorised for payment to all farmers who have been approved for payment under the scheme, to date. In the case of the second instalment of grant-aid paid to farmers under the scheme, this amounts to €239.6 million. The final instalment of 20% due to farmers under the scheme will be paid in early 2011.

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.