Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the final instalment of the farm waste management grants will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21986/10]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of interest that is due to farmers who were paid farm waste management grants under the 40/40/20 arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21985/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 87 together.

The arrangements for payment of the remaining grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis were confirmed in early 2009 with 40 per cent being paid in that year as claims were approved. A further instalment of 40 per cent was paid early in 2010 and the final instalment of 20 per cent will be paid in early 2011. I also announced that a special ex-gratia payment not exceeding 3.5 per cent of the value of the deferred amount would be made to farmers whose Farm Waste Management grants were partially deferred in the manner set out above. This payment will be made in 2011 along with the final instalment.