Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the officials for their presentation. I will not go back over everything that has been outlined by Deputies Ó Cuív and Martin Ferris, except to state that I agree with them. We need clarity on the practicalities of how the commonage plans will work.

My one question relates to the commonage implementation committee. I note that the hill farmers' action group met that committee a number of weeks ago. They believed they had achieved some agreement on changes to take place in relation to the commonages and they since have come to the conclusion that those changes have not been acted on within the Department. What recommendations did the commonage implementation committee make to the Department and has the Department taken them on board?