Seymour Crawford
Ceist:114 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development his views on the proposals in relation to the area based compensatory allowances scheme in which it is proposed to increase the payment to mountain type areas by taking a percentage from those in other handicapped areas; if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 12 June 2001 he has made further progress towards solving this ongoing problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20324/01]