566. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fertilizer subsidy to address the fodder crisis and to assist cash strapped farmers to obtain rapid growth levels of grass in the short to medium term; if he will immediately introduce a nitrates directive derogation and substantially raise the nitrate directive limits of 170 kg per hectare to more than 200 kg in view of the fact that the grass growth is at least four weeks behind normal growth patterns and these measures will assist in dealing with the fodder shortage in the most practical way possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25431/13]

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566. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fertilizer subsidy to address the fodder crisis and to assist cash strapped farmers to obtain rapid growth levels of grass in the short to medium term; if he will immediately introduce a nitrates directive derogation and substantially raise the nitrate directive limits of 170 kg per hectare to more than 200 kg in view of the fact that the grass growth is at least four weeks behind normal growth patterns and these measures will assist in dealing with the fodder shortage in the most practical way possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25431/13]

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