Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if hen harrier farmers are required to undertake specified environmental actions based on a plan prepared by an approved planner to receive a payment under the proposed green, low carbon agri-environment scheme. [6023/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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All farmers require the services of an approved GLAS advisor to prepare and submit a GLAS application on their behalf. The farming prescription set out in the Agri Environment Specifications must be applied on all Hen Harrier habitats, and a Sustainable Management Plan must be drawn up by the advisor if the area is designated Natura land.