Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 432: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will confirm the €150 per hectare payment for agri-environment option scheme Natura payments. [33177/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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When AEOS was launched last year, the intention had been to increase the rate for designated land from the €75 per hectare which was originally announced to €150 per hectare and my Department had been in discussion with the Commission with a view to obtaining approval for this proposal. However, given the current financial constraints and the overall funding limits which have been introduced in the National Recovery Plan and in order to ensure that as many applicants as possible can be accepted into the scheme, I have decided that the rate for designated land will be €75 per hectare.