184. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent adoption of the European Parliament revised climate change targets that reduce the contribution of carbon sequestering via planting of trees and carbon storage in soils in meeting emission targets; his further views on proposals by MEPs to set 2020 as the starting point as opposed to 2005 for 2030 targets; if he raised these issues at the recent Council of Agriculture Ministers meetings with his EU colleagues; and, if not, the reason therefor. [29406/17]

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184. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent adoption of the European Parliament revised climate change targets that reduce the contribution of carbon sequestering via planting of trees and carbon storage in soils in meeting emission targets; his further views on proposals by MEPs to set 2020 as the starting point as opposed to 2005 for 2030 targets; if he raised these issues at the recent Council of Agriculture Ministers meetings with his EU colleagues; and, if not, the reason therefor. [29406/17]

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