Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)
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The point I was making in respect of greening was that if one compared someone on a single farm payment of €40,000 or even €50,000 with someone with a payment of €3,000, one can see that the person with a payment of €3,000 is more restricted with his land. If he is on the lowest possible payment, which is around €150 per hectare, he is very restricted because of stocking rates and rules concerning what he can do. He has 39 conditions from the National Parks & Wildlife Service to comply with in respect of a SAC or SPA. Surely that person needs to be compensated for that and the only way to do that is through greening?