Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

Many farmers who, through no fault of their own but owing to family or financial circumstances and so on, came within the remit of the scheme in 2011 are now being penalised in 2012. Is it possible to apply this rule retrospectively? The advice we have received is that it is not. What advice has the Department received in this regard?

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