Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals

Ms Sharon Murphy:

I apologise if that is not clear. The original language in the GAEC says 4% for arable land. That was the original language which was included, that one had to set aside 4% of one's arable land. When we introduce that GAEC in Ireland, it is 4% for all land. The Commission has since changed the language of the text and that mandatory 4% for arable land is being removed from the text.