462. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on a letter to Friends of the Irish Environment on 3 September 2012 (details supplied) in which European Environmental Commissioners Dacian Ciolos, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment, jointly stated that: we fully share your view that Food Harvest 2020 will benefit from both a Strategic Environmental Assessment under that Directive and from an Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive as it would identify upfront any environmental risks that its implementation may entail, in particular for the topics mentioned in your letter, and be able to adopt the plan accordingly; if he will advise on the stance he has taken in relation to this issue since that letter was issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/12]

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462. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on a letter to Friends of the Irish Environment on 3 September 2012 (details supplied) in which European Environmental Commissioners Dacian Ciolos, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment, jointly stated that: we fully share your view that Food Harvest 2020 will benefit from both a Strategic Environmental Assessment under that Directive and from an Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive as it would identify upfront any environmental risks that its implementation may entail, in particular for the topics mentioned in your letter, and be able to adopt the plan accordingly; if he will advise on the stance he has taken in relation to this issue since that letter was issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/12]

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