Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 1190: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 3 May 2006, if the review has taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29265/06]

Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1206: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food to introduce a grant to encourage the growth of Short Rotation Coppice, as an energy crop, on set-aside land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29660/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1190 and 1206 together.

As part of the EU Strategy for Bio-fuels, the EU Commission has just published a Report on implementation of the Energy Crops Scheme since 2005 and on how the efficiency of the Scheme could be further improved. My Department is currently studying this Report.