Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Pre-Budget Engagement

3:30 pm

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The most recent figure I have is a percentage because information is still coming back from local authorities. The latest information as of a week or two ago is that more than 90% of farmers who sought to exclude themselves could not do so in the process that existed in previous months. This is why it is a serious issue being raised by most political parties.