Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That has been described by a number of farm organisations including farm and forestry contractors as an insult. A number of other farming organisations described it as insufficient. Does the Minister believe this reduction has made a meaningful impact on farming families given the pressures they are under and given the increasing costs of agri-fuel diesel and its impact on their operations?