Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Picking up on the comments made, I get the impression from farmers that they are buying into this more. They know we have to deal with environmental matters, which is good. They are also concerned about their welfare and being able to survive on a farm. I detect a reluctance in certain parts of my local area among farmers. Some are saying they are not going to enter any scheme, which is a pity. What advice would our guests give to those farmers or what advice should I give them? I advise them to get involved but they say there is too much red tape involved. Even though they can get someone to do it for them - staff in Teagasc or others - they get annoyed that there is so much red tape in the schemes. Do the guests have an opinion on that?