David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which farmers who need to spread slurry on their own land may be affected by building development which is to occur on the boundaries of their land; if the REP scheme guidelines regarding the advice not to spread within 50 m of residents will apply when the housing development is new; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14981/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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It is a condition of REPS that slurry may not be spread within 50 m of any school grounds, public building or amenity area and that there must be no spreading of slurry within 1.5 m of any field boundary.

The specification for REPS planners in the preparation of REPS plans also recommends a buffer strip of up to 50 m where land spreading of animal manures takes place adjacent to housing development. This recommendation applies equally to new and existing housing development.