Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2008
541 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made a submission to the European Commission for an extension beyond 31 December 2008 for the farm waste management scheme. [32083/08]
View answerThe deadline of 31 December 2008 for completion of work by farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced by my Department in March 2006 is a condition of the EU state aid approval for the Scheme. The European Commission has since reaffirmed that it expects Ireland to strictly respect this deadline.
