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Agriculture Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Ceisteanna (1525)

Joe McHugh

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1525. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the participants in a new pilot agri-environment scheme will receive a payment for participation in the scheme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33068/20]

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Freagraí scríofa

My Department’s 2021 Budget estimate includes provision of €79 million in new funding for a range of agri-environment initiatives. This includes the development of a pilot scheme to examine the implementation of results-based environmental actions from farmers who are not currently in GLAS, and a number of pilot environmental actions that will be available to farmers on a broader basis. The details of this pilot project, including possible payments to participating farmers, are currently being examined.

I expect these pilot actions to inform the development of a major new environmental scheme for agriculture following on from GLAS.

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