Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I asked two specific questions. First, no doubt when the Minister of State goes to his officials about the nice approach he is talking about, he will be told that we do not have enough manpower or womanpower. Has the Minister of State made any assessment of the staff he would need to implement his new, highly positive programme relating to NHAs, SPAs or whatever? Second, will funding be made available to comply with the law relating to compensation for farmers who have had their traditional way of life interfered with, be it a reduction in the number of sheep or whatever, and who are entitled to compensation under the Habitats Directive regulations, as brought in in this country?