I want to raise the fodder scheme that has been announced for the Shannon Callows by the Minister, Deputy McConalogue. While the scheme is welcome, there are a number of issues arising, including the fact that some farmers' land was flooded that may not be visible from satellite pictures but was saturated to such an extent that the grass could not be harvested. These farmers may be excluded from the scheme. Likewise, there are some farmers whose lands flooded along the River Suck, just up from that, and again they are not included in the scheme. Will the Department and the Minister consider reviewing the scheme to ensure that those people who had a loss of fodder in that region would be compensated?

As Deputy Canney knows, any time a scheme is announced there have to be terms and conditions for it. There can be challenges around the edges in regard to that. If the Deputy has information on particular cases then I ask him to forward them to me and I will have them considered. We have to have terms and conditions for what is eligible and what is not. It was generally a wet year but in some parts around the Shannon Callows there was significant flooding, which really impacted the capacity of farmers to make a living this year and, in particular, to save fodder. I ask the Deputy to forward those cases to my office and I will have them considered in that context.