Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael)
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Farmers were penalised for having scrub. We would argue that some of the scrub would be broadleaf scrub, so the leaves would be off it and the cattle would graze through it, but they were still penalised. I am referring to 2013. A number of farmers have been in contact with us on that issue. That is basically the problem. Deputy Ó Cuív has outlined it in greater detail, but is there anything we can do to help them? They are losing sums ranging from €500 or €600 to €1,700, and it is over €2,000 in a few cases.