Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

On REPS 3, or indeed its successor, has there been communication between the Minister of State's counterpart in Northern Ireland as to interpretation, which, when he refers to the Commission, does not give the entire detail? Although it gives general guidelines and general requirements, does the Minister of State agree that there is a certain amount of discretion at national level and would it be an idea to ensure there is harmonisation between the northern and southern implementation of REPS 3 so that farmers, North and South, will be able to look at a common standard and receive common results?

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