Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Why scrubland owners should get back-pay now that EU has changed its tune
Don’t just listen to the loudest voices like those affected by Nitrates Derogation – scrub owners and ‘forgotten farmers’ deserve redress
‘Shouldn’t the Department admit the flaw in its advice and create some kind of redress scheme to restore entitlements on scrub land?' Photo: Don Moloney
Many of us will be sitting down with a fortifying cup of tea and biscuit of choice to have a look over BISS applications the Department recently sent.
Because of recent rule changes, land that was previously deemed as ‘scrub’ on our farm has now become eligible for payment. It means that of the 22 entitlements we have, I could claim up to 25 if I had the extra ones.
