Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Many farmers are receiving letters from the Minister looking for payments back over five years. Many are wondering whether those letters will drop in the post some day. Some of them are for hectarages of 0.01, 0.02 or 0.03 hectares. This is a matter of great concern and the penalties in some cases are disproportionate. I mentioned a case to the Minister which involved an equivalent penalty of €12,000 per hectare. We need to see the end of this matter.

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