Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on farmers in receipt of REP scheme payments being allowed to use their land to grow energy crops. [32759/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The growing of energy crops by farmers in the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) is permitted. The area allowed for the growing of miscanthus or willow in REPS is 25% of the utilizable agricultural area of the holding or 10 hectares, whichever is the greater.