Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 30 Jan 1996

Vol. 460 No. 6

Written Answers. - Control of Farmyard Pollution Scheme.

Matt Brennan

Question:

28 Mr. M. Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of applications under the control of farmyard pollution scheme; and the number of payments under this scheme. [1860/96]

Brendan Smith

Question:

71 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the progress, if any, that has been made to date in eliminating the backlog of applications under the control of farmyard pollution scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1852/96]

Brendan Smith

Question:

248 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of applications by county received to date in respect of the control of farmyard pollution scheme; the number of approvals issued; and the number of conditional approvals issued. [1982/96]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. Yates)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 28, 71 and 248 together.

As Deputies will be aware, the scheme had been heavily subscribed and underfunded when I took office. I succeeded in drawing up a revised scheme to deal with that difficult situation. I advised the House previously of the procedures which I put in place last September to deal with the balance of the applications. Under this procedure applications are dealt with on a monthly basis.

I have set out in the tables which I am circulating details, on a county basis, of the total numbers of applications under the scheme, together with the approvals and payments made in 1995.

There were almost 18,500 applications for aid under this scheme. At the end of December 1995 some 9,000 of these had been fully processed with approval issuing in respect of 8,225. Of the remaining 9,500 some 4,500 have been advised that they should submit drawings of their farmyard and related buildings along with details of the proposed development. These applicants have also been advised to submit planning permission or consents where this is appropriate. The remaining 5,000 applicants will be similarly dealt with by my Department by the spring.

Control of Farmyard Pollution

County	Applications	Approvals*	No. of Applications paid	Total Grant Paid
	27/04/95	31/12/95	31/12/95	31/12/95
				£
Carlow	140	96	39	242,748
Cavan	1,058	403	75	636,933
Clare	1,203	425	114	1,210,747
Cork	1,006	458	161	1,257,120
Donegal	970	548	201	1,275,309
Dublin	31	19	6	19,103
Galway	2,241	1,164	529	3,820,620
Kerry	682	329	84	678,013
Kildare	294	128	54	331,443
Kilkenny	490	341	205	1,349,045
Laois	446	158	47	370,463
Leitrim	771	353	113	904,644
Limerick	455	177	52	426,336
Longford	634	283	78	719,780
Louth	163	69	29	251,668
Mayo	2,209	1,100	492	3,121,716
Meath	482	173	35	292,575
Monaghan	699	324	175	1,610,391
Offaly	487	181	39	269,149
Roscommon	984	309	110	909,833
Sligo	675	257	70	690,398
Tipperary North	334	133	40	345,010
Tipperary South	453	136	42	322,005
Waterford	206	105	37	299,955
Westmeath	483	206	72	614,084
Wexford	654	247	67	510,280
Wicklow	206	103	40	189,874
Total	18,456	8,225*	3,006	22,669,242

* 2,400 Deferred Payment in 1997.