Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

While we did not have commonage framework plans in some parts of Wicklow, there are Natura and SAC sites that have restricted activities imposed on them by virtue of the fact that an SAC exists on the property. This applies mainly to national park land but also to private land. If the area deemed to be ineligible was or is part of an SAC, as determined in 2008, I presume the payment to the farmer is the same as any farmer - being defined as a farmer who is entitled to draw down any sort of payment - must have been paid, in this case in 2008. By definition, a Natura site puts those restrictions on activity regardless of whether it is part of a plan. Am I wrong?