Vol. 433 No. 1
44 Mr. L. Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether, in view of the high rainfall in the last five weeks, he will consider arrangements to make set-aside land available for forage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
72 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether, in view of the high rainfall in the last five weeks, he will consider arrangements to make set-aside land available for forage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
81 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether, in view of the high rainfall in the last five weeks, he will consider arrangements to make set-aside land available for forage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 44, 72 and 81 together.
EC Regulations preclude the use of land, set-aside under the Common Agricultural Policy reform arable aid arrangements, for any agricultural purpose other than for production of raw materials for non-food uses. It is not open to a member state to waive this rule. It is in fact an eligibility condition for payment of compensatory aids to arable producers who have to withdraw land from production.
