Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the cost of planners will be covered in natura and commonage areas for farmers who apply for the new agri-environment options scheme. [12018/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The payment rate in the new scheme for farmers with Natura or commonage land, which like all rates in the scheme was approved by the European Commission, includes an element to reflect the cost of having a sustainable management plan prepared.