Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion

Mr. John Joe Fitzgerald:

As Ms Doyle said about the inspectors, we should make them farm friendly. We should make sure they know a bit about farming before they go out, because I have seen and heard farmers telling me they had inspectors who came to them who did not have a clue about farming. They were always dealing with other situations but not with farming and I do not understand it. They need training as well and they need to be upskilled with people skills.

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