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

Huge fines have already been imposed on farmers under various schemes because of errors that they could not have avoided owing to the fact that the accuracy with which a satellite can measure the ground is far greater than that achievable by a human being based on normal methods. In addition, there is now a threat by Europe to impose a very large fine on the Department. No doubt the Department will, as a consequence of not getting the money from the Exchequer, cut grant aid to farmers from State-funded schemes. When will we get the facts about this case?

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