Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Before them. If there is a small penalty involved, most farmers in the interests of avoiding hassle might leave well enough alone. However, they do not know what the penalty will be, unless they ask someone to carry out the calculation for them. Is the Minister in a position to assure us that there will be no retrospection in what he refers to as mapping errors, particularly in view of the fact that the digitised maps currently being used are based on previous versions produced by his Department? Will he confirm that penalties will not be imposed for the years prior to 2013, unless people were purposely trying to cheat the system?