Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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471. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not received compensation for the accommodation of controlled sheep grazing and the subsequent unavailability of commonage during periods in 2013 and 2014; if officials from the National Parks and Wildlife Service will contact the person directly in order to discuss same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18210/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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It is my understanding that there was no formal agreement, farm plan or contract put in place between the individual referred to in details supplied and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department, although there had been discussions about improved grazing management.

There is also a lack of clarity as to whether this individual has applied to join the GLAS scheme which would then normally preclude separate payments from my Department.

I understand that an official in my Department was recently in contact with this individual.