Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State is asking those affected to use the reconstitution scheme, but we all know what the independent review thought about that scheme, namely that it was insufficient. In fact, the review went much further than that in its criticism of the scheme. Why would we ask farmers and others affected to avail of a scheme that, following examination, has been found to be insufficient?

It has been seven months. Farmers and others affected are on their knees. They need support now. Their frustration only grows when they hear a phrase such as “the very near future”. The Minister of State mentioned that detailed deliberations were happening, but when was the last meeting in that regard?

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