Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to the appeals and consultation process. Will it be completed before the Minister submits maps to the Commission for approval? Can the Minister be crystal clear about that?

The Minister referred to the €25 million allocated for ANCs for next year. Will he ensure that the money is distributed in a way that ensures those farmers who are farming lands with greater constraints, such as hill lands and severely disadvantaged low lands, will be the chief beneficiaries of the funding?

The Minister avoided my question on ensuring that the new scheme properly reflects the constraints on land. The payment currently does not do that. There are very small differences in the payment per hectare between the three tiers. It is crucial that the review properly reflects the difficultly of making a profit on poorer land where it is harder to make a margin, and such farmers must be properly compensated.

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