Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
908. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer in agri-environment option scheme 2 will be allowed amend their AEOS 2 plan following the ending of the Twelve Bens-Maam Turk complex scheme to provide for extra stock on the mountain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46444/13]
View answerI am aware that the Twelve Bins/Maam Turk Complex Scheme, which the National Parks and Wildlife Service put in place for the purpose of regenerating these commonages, expires on 1st November, 2013. The future management of these commonage lands will now be considered in the wider context of the ongoing examination of issues relating to all Commonages. This process will involve the farmers directly managing the lands, relevant stakeholders, the farming organisations and all other interested stakeholders. The aim is to achieve a practical solution which will ensure that the farmers actively farming these lands are protected and that the land is maintained or returned to good agricultural and environmental condition and that the requirements of the governing EU regulations are met.
