Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants involved in the conservation of farmland birds schemes (details supplied); the cost to the Exchequer for each of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31613/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The ‘Conservation of Farmland Birds’ is a proposed action under the Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) as recently submitted to the European Commission for approval as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020.

The scheme, which is a voluntary one, will be launched following approval by the European Commission and the number of applicants selecting the ‘Conservation of Farmland Birds’ approved into the scheme will determine the number of participants and the cost to the Exchequer.