I propose to take Questions Nos. 272, 273 and 279 together.
The deadline for completion of work and the submission of claims for grant payment under the Farm Waste Management Scheme expired on 31 December 2008 although applicants were permitted to submit certain supporting documentation up to 9 January 2009. In view of the exceptional number of claims received, my Department is undertaking a review of the situation including assessment of the number of fully documented applications and estimation of the overall cost of the claims and I will be having further discussions with the Minister for Finance on the matter. Inspections by my Department's staff to verify claims are continuing in the meantime.