286. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the agricultural appeals office is complying with EU law and governing regulations when making decisions on appeals regarding payments denied to farmers for preserving EU designated priority habitats of community importance; if it is policy to drive farmers that own such sites off their land by withholding EU funding from them (details supplied); his views on whether the EU Commission has been misled by the State on the environmental protection policy being implemented here; if Ireland is in breach of the birds and habitats directives which result in the imposition of millions of euros in fines from by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26101/20]

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286. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the agricultural appeals office is complying with EU law and governing regulations when making decisions on appeals regarding payments denied to farmers for preserving EU designated priority habitats of community importance; if it is policy to drive farmers that own such sites off their land by withholding EU funding from them (details supplied); his views on whether the EU Commission has been misled by the State on the environmental protection policy being implemented here; if Ireland is in breach of the birds and habitats directives which result in the imposition of millions of euros in fines from by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26101/20]

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