Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome any scheme that gives assistance. I have been speaking to some of the people who have lost gear, including last night when the scheme was announced. They were pleased that there is some scheme, but they said that it could have been better and they could have got more money, and that they could have had greater recognition for the loss of more pots or been given more per pot.

I spoke to some of them on the issue of producing receipts for the purchase of the pots. That was not an issue for any of the four or five people I met. The issue was the amount.