Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister confirm that there will be a bridging agri-environmental scheme in 2014 for those who were involved in environmental schemes but are not involved in one now? Can the Minister tell me how many countries were opposed to the concept of a minimum payment under the single farm payment scheme? How many countries support the Minister's approach to the concept of greening on an individual basis as opposed to flat application? All farmers have an equal responsibility in that regard. If the proposal is accepted by the Commission as an option, will the Minister have to provide justification for it on environmental grounds before it approves it?

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