Michael Ring
Ceist:148 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development whether he has approved the proposals which would reduce disadvantaged area payments in lowland severely handicapped areas by £6 per hectare. [17733/01]
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148 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development whether he has approved the proposals which would reduce disadvantaged area payments in lowland severely handicapped areas by £6 per hectare. [17733/01]
149 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the progress which has been made on resolving the problems of mountain areas under the new area based disadvantaged area scheme. [17734/01]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together.