Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the update. Along with many others, including many of the farmers concerned, I welcomed that funding, which I acknowledge. Does the Minister have any idea of the timeline for dealing with the 64 requests for review that have been made? Farmers are obviously under great pressure. I refer to financial pressure in particular but this has also had a substantial impact on their mental health and that of their families. They have been put under great pressure. Some have got some bit of compensation but others have not. Issues with the area monitoring system have been raised repeatedly. In some cases, it has failed to identify land with 2 ft or 3 ft of water on it. I came across this myself. A number of farmers have come to me with cases of a farmer on one side of a drain getting an expression of interest form and compensation while a farmer with land on the other side of that drain did not. That tells me there is an issue with the AMS. That really needs to be looked at and I ask the Minister to do so. A large number of farmers have received some small payment but another large number have received nothing at all. Will the Minister look at the failure of the AMS in respect of this scheme? It needs to be looked at.

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