Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)

Question 3: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if he will maintain the current level of funding to REP scheme, agri-environment options scheme and the disadvantaged areas payment in Budget 2012; if he will acknowledge that many of our small farmers are dependent upon schemes such as these and will be very negatively impacted by any reduction in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28142/11]

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