11 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if his attention has been drawn to fears expressed by environmental experts regarding the damage that may be caused to the Irish countryside by EC regulations on set-aside land, particularly the use of chemicals to take land out of productive use; if, in view of the potential damage to plant and wildlife, he will urge that the regulations are changed to promote the use of more environmentally sound methods of set-aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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11 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if his attention has been drawn to fears expressed by environmental experts regarding the damage that may be caused to the Irish countryside by EC regulations on set-aside land, particularly the use of chemicals to take land out of productive use; if, in view of the potential damage to plant and wildlife, he will urge that the regulations are changed to promote the use of more environmentally sound methods of set-aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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