Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 pm

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

I have one question about maps that was not answered. The reference area is now the red-lined areas. Where there were percentage deductions the percentage deduction has now changed. Will the farmers get new reference areas before the closing date for applications? For example, where it was 80% the last time, the farmer could put in 20% and now it is 0%. Where it was 60% it is still 60% but if it is 50% it is now 60% and if 70% it is now 60%. Will the Department reissue the maps where all of those occur and tell a farmer that his reference area is now adjusted and he had better readjust his application because it will have an effect on his reference area?

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