Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I just wish to make a point about the whole concept behind ANC, which is that it is a payment for farming land depending on how difficult that land is to farm. It is particularly dependent on the natural constraint relating to the relevant land. It is crucial that there is fairness brought to the system as part of this review in order that for those farming poor land, hill land and much poorer land, the categorisation and the bands ensure that there will be payments proportionate to the constraint on the land being farmed. The biophysical considerations are coming into it, but I think the banding system and payment levels are crucial. There must be a full reassessment and review of that. There must be some fairness brought into the system with regard to the final outcome.