Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a serious bone of contention I have had over a long number of years. It happened while I was in farmer politics. This was brought in by the Commission.

Farmers were delighted with it at the time. I saw farmers in hilly areas getting €12,000 or €13,000 out of a hen harrier scheme, but it only lasted for two or three years. There is virtually no one getting money out of it now.