Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I joined Deputy Fitzmaurice in tabling the amendment. The reason is obvious. Deputy Fitzmaurice mentioned that it happened in the west, but it happens in most counties where there are smaller, fragmented land holdings. The RSA had to withdraw its most recent diktat on the distance that certain tractors may travel because farms are fragmented. Land holdings can be 20 or 30 miles away from each other. It is an issue that needs to be addressed. It was a good enough, well thought-out scheme and it needs to be continued.