I have received a copy of the report in question. I have made a strong case to the Commission for aid for potato producers in County Donegal. The Commission has replied that, while they can sympathise with the producers' difficulties, there are only limited means available to them to help in these circumstances and that it was never the intention that Community funds should be used to compensate for loss of income due to poor weather conditions.
However, I am pursuing, as a matter of urgency, the possibility of Community intervention under the Community Support Framework for restoring agricultural production potential following natural disasters.