Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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581. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the commitment in the programme for Government for a new REPS-2 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29586/20]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government has proposed to allocate €1.5bn. from the proposed Climate Action Fund over the next ten years, to a rural environment protection programme to encourage and incentivise farmers to farm in a greener and more sustainable way. The planning and funding for this scheme will be matters for discussions in relation to the Budget.