Tom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am doggedly pursuing the opinion of the witnesses on active and inactive farmers. Perhaps they can come back to it at a later date. Commonage issues are due to the fact that some farmers are farming in name only or have land ownership without taking responsibility so the active farmer is getting nailed. We will dance around this issue until finally there is agreement. The active farmer needs to be protected. The situation of the inactive farmer, where people do not know who owns land on commonages, is unacceptable.