495. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the penalties imposed on farmers as a result of parcels of land being excluded from single farm payments for reasons such as heather, gorse or natural woodland foliage; if he will consider changing the terms and conditions for the area-based payment County Donegal receives for continuous grazing from seven months back to six, acknowledging that weather conditions for the shorter grazing season in County Donegal is a full six weeks shorter than for County Cork, for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6417/14]

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495. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the penalties imposed on farmers as a result of parcels of land being excluded from single farm payments for reasons such as heather, gorse or natural woodland foliage; if he will consider changing the terms and conditions for the area-based payment County Donegal receives for continuous grazing from seven months back to six, acknowledging that weather conditions for the shorter grazing season in County Donegal is a full six weeks shorter than for County Cork, for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6417/14]

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