Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 June 2016

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised)

9:00 am

Photo of Martin KennyMartin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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There is frustration from the farmers’ point of view in that they work hard, but they are at the bottom of the price tables. There needs to be some acknowledgement of their frustration. When we send people to market our product, we need to know how we can move up the food chain to get a better return for the farmer. Farmers in Ireland see themselves as putting in all of the work but everybody else making all of the money.