Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary)

2:00 pm

Photo of Martin FerrisMartin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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I will be glad to hear that is the case.

The issue of the hen harrier is a source of major concern for more than 4,000 farmers. Has money been made available to address their concerns? I understand 4,600 farmers have, effectively, had their land sterilised for many years. Is anything being done in that regard?

I welcome any positive measure taken for farming communities, particularly in weaker and more deprived areas.