Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is a prescriptive approach that tells people the type of activities they should do because of the type of land they have. I do not believe the buy-in that we require in terms of the challenging obligations we have set for ourselves in the context of climate would be advanced by that kind of prescriptive approach.

I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, to respond to the question on the organic scheme because he is more au faitwith the detail of it, but it has been successful and works for those that are involved in it.

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