Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 204: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide extra top-up compensation to the farmers in the Nephin Beg, Maumturk and Twelve Bens areas who were destocked, in view of the reduction of the agri-environment option scheme grant to €4,000 maximum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8299/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The rate of top-up compensation for farmers who were de-stocked in the Owenduff/Nephin Beg and Twelve Bens/Maumturk was agreed between my Department and representatives from the farming organisations, and remains in place. The reduction in the grant for the Agri-Environment Options Scheme is a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food.