Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 595: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount that has been paid out to farmers for the farm waste management scheme since the scheme was closed; the amount that still remain to be paid to farmers; the amount that is outstanding to farmers in south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31049/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Farm Waste Management Scheme closed for new applications at the end of 2006. Expenditure under the Scheme since then has been as follows:-

Year Amount (€m)

2007 113.9

2008 413.7

2009 292.8

2010 (end-June) 195.6

Approx. €122 million (excluding any ex-gratia payments) shall be paid to farmers by way of the final instalment of grant-aid under the Scheme which is due in January 2011. Of this amount, approx. €4 million will be paid to farmers in South Tipperary.