Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
1542 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will extend the farm waste management scheme beyond the end of 2008 to accommodate all farmers who wish to participate. [29765/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 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. I have raised this issue with the European Commission, as recently as July and the Commission has since reaffirmed that it expects Ireland to respect this deadline strictly.
