Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
10:35 am
Mr. Liam Fahey:
Again, we have to take a common sense approach. While, strictly, it would not be compliant, people must take into consideration the amount of damage done and how long it will take to have it repaired. Each case will be different in the amount and severity of the damage. If a farmer makes an honest endeavour to get this done as soon as possible - I know that is like asking how long a piece of string is - our intention would be to work within the constraints we have as far as possible so that the farmer will not be out of pocket for any moneys accruing from either Pillar 1 or Pillar 2 payments.