Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Disparity in the Cost of Fertiliser: Discussion
Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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There is tax on their profits and there has to be an investigation. I concur with the witnesses and thank them for coming in. There has to be an investigation into this. What has happened is criminal because the co-ops bought in the fertiliser more cheaply in 2021 and got massive profits from it throughout last year. They should be brought to task for that. I stayed here all day because the main question I am being asked is what is happening and whether it will be allowed to continue. It cannot be allowed to continue because all farmers-----