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

There is significant concern that the target set by the Minister of getting 30,000 farmers to join the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme this year will be impossible to achieve.

I note in today's Irish Independentthat the Minister has extended the closing date already as he has realised his targets were ridiculous and the 30 April deadline was not achievable for 30,000 applications. This deadline has been extended to 22 May. Will he not consider extending that to 15 June as there is no physical way 30,000 applications can be made by 22 May?

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