Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a farming query in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7576/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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To be eligible under the TAMS II scheme of investments an applicant has to have overall ownership or a valid lease for the site of investment works.  An applicant who wants to erect a grant aided fence must have full ownership/lease of the land where the proposed fence is planned for.  In the case of a commonage, a farmer or share holder does not own a defined area of land, he/she typically holds a defined fraction of the total undivided area.  However, all shareholders on a commonage have use of the commonage.  Therefore, since the Department cannot clearly identify the owner of a defined area, commonage cannot be deemed eligible under this scheme.