Vol. 483 No. 6
207 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a townland in County Cork (details supplied) has not been included in the disadvantaged areas; and if the reasons for the continued exclusion will be communicated to all the affected landowners. [21368/97]
The townland of Kilnarovanagh, in the district electoral division of Macloneigh, County Cork, was considered by the disadvantaged areas appeals panel in conjunction with other townlands in the area for inclusion in the disadvantaged areas scheme. However, based on the information supplied by those farmers in the area who were surveyed, the stocking density of the townland exceeded the limit of 0.99 livestock units per forage hectare.
The appeals panel attempted to aggregate the results of Kilnarovanagh with those of other townlands in the DED to see if a group of townlands could be identified which would, together, satisfy the criteria. However, since all but one of the other townlands also exceeded the stocking density limit, this was not possible, and the panel had no option but to confine its recommendation for this area to the one townland, Tooms East, which satisfied all the criteria.
Following publication in May 1996 of the new areas designated as disadvantaged, it was announced that any individual or group who wished to get details of the reasons for the non-inclusion of their area should contact my Department, either by telephone or in writing. The landowners in Kilnarovanagh are welcome to avail of this facility. The contact telephone number is (01) 6072940.
