263. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his appraisal of the estimate given by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland that to satisfy renewable electricity and heat targets an additional 60,000 hectares of energy crops will need to be established; his views on the desirability of this use of agricultural land and the way in which this ties in with the Harvest 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45363/12]

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263. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his appraisal of the estimate given by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland that to satisfy renewable electricity and heat targets an additional 60,000 hectares of energy crops will need to be established; his views on the desirability of this use of agricultural land and the way in which this ties in with the Harvest 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45363/12]

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