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Environment scheme could benefit 10,000 participants, claims Smith (Irish Examiner)

THE new agri-environment scheme will benefit up to 10,000 participants and will provide a maximum payment of €5,000, Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith has revealed.

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Environment scheme could benefit 10,000 participants, claims Smith (Irish Examiner)

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‘2010 agri-environment scheme to focus on those exiting REPS’ (Irish Examiner)

THE new agri-environment scheme that will come into effect from 2010 as part of the revised Rural Development Plan will be focused principally on those coming out of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS).

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Environment Minister to run rule over badly planned assets (Irish Examiner)

THE Environment Minister will have powers to debate the value of NAMA-bound assets if sites were bought on the basis of bad planning or questionable zoning.

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Environment Minister to run rule over badly planned assets (Irish Examiner)