Extension for further submissions
A Deputy stressed the importance of including poor-land areas for small farmers and asked the Minister to extend the submission deadline to 1 May. The Minister began to note that the questions concerned three specific areas.
Would the Minister agree that the areas we are trying to include in this are of prime importance to the small farmers in those areas? Due to the bad quality of the land and the topography of the area it is vital that we get the maximum areas included in the submission to Brussels. In view of this serious situation and that prevailing throughout Europe, would the Minister consider an extension for further submissions to, say, 1 May? He has stated clearly in the House that a detailed submission has not been made to Brussels already by this Government.
