Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application under the dairy equipment grant scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41585/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned is an applicant under the Dairy Equipment Scheme and submitted an application under the tranche which closed at end-July 2012. As the Scheme remains over-subscribed, a selection process is required in order to determine those applications which are to go forward to the approval procedure. The applications received under the end-July tranche are currently being processed and the selection procedure will be completed as soon as possible.

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the sow housing welfare scheme will be awarded subject to planning permission being granted by an Bord Pleanála. [41623/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The revised TAMS Sow Housing Welfare Scheme which was introduced by my Department in July 2012 closes for valid applications on 31 October 2012. Under the terms of the Scheme, a valid application must be accompanied by all the specified documentation, including full planning permission where this is required. Applications which do not include full planning permission by the closing date will therefore be ineligible for grant-aid.