Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept that there are farmers who feel hard done by; I have spoken to many of them myself. For the benefit of people in that situation, we are putting in place a fast-track appeals system. Under the existing appeals mechanism it sometimes takes a considerable amount of time to arrive at a decision, because these are complex cases. To remedy that, we are appointing an independent chair, whom farmers will like, and a fast-track system that will ensure speedier decisions.