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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: If somebody has sought permission to carry out work necessary to restore the land to good agricultural condition, and is having difficulty doing it, is that one of the considerations the Department would give when considering land not being as it should be? Mr. Fahey said the Department would take a sympathetic, case-by-case approach.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Deputy Penrose has indicated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: That is the point I raised.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We will try to wrap up. We are straying slightly outside the remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We understand. The point is that in almost all cases all that will be asked will be permission to put it back into the condition it was in, that was the condition it was required to be in to allow the SPA or SAC to be protected. If somebody breached the NPWS prescription on that, NPWS would not be long notifying the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to impose a fine on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We would all be very happy with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We will move to the second issue with regard to the LPIS process that is under way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: That is the 20% people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We have to be very accurate for them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Mr. Evans has clarified that matter. He said that habitat zones were added back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: I have a designated habitat at home so I know there is restricted access to grazing but it is still included in the eligible area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: It is designated habitat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: That is the other side of the equation that must be factored in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Is that the reason the Department has adopted such an approach?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Most people have an average of less than a hectare.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: As opposed to €160 million or €1 million per year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Is €10 million the bottom line?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: If we can demonstrate that it is only €8 million or €10 million that we have proven that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: On the calculations that we have just discussed, if it is that minimal and there is all this work, but at the same time the potential-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Farm Holdings: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Feb 2014)
Andrew Doyle: I am aware of that but it is a hell of a lot different from some of the other figures. The process has been explained very well by Dr. Smyth. I thank the officials for their openness in the first instance and for the clarity provided to the committee. I thank them also for the approach they have taken in respect of the first issue, on the result of the recent bad weather and storms, to...