Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

The Minister said that some people would not have a hope in hell of getting aid because they have no attachment to the land but does she agree that a small number of people never claimed any type of payment and now, through no fault of theirs in terms of the farming practices they adopted, their land has devalued dramatically as a result of this new policy? Has the Minister considered that small group of people and, if not, will she consider assisting them in some manner? Many widows have lost out dramatically and, when the land comes up for rent, its value will be reduced dramatically in the year ahead.

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