Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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I am getting worried. Ms McPhillips mentioned that money would come out of some other scheme to be put into the small farmers' scheme. I remember that kind of carry-on at the council when we would ask to put in a road. The gun was put to your head to decide what road to take out. I am not in favour of this at all. I would not want to take money out of some other fellow's pocket so we could give it to the so-called small farmers. The opening statement from Ms McPhillips states, "Participants in a small farmer scheme would not be eligible for [basic income support for sustainability] BISS, [complementary redistributed income support for sustainability] CRISS or other direct payment schemes under the current rules." I am very worried about all of that. I cannot see that it is of benefit to many. I cannot visualise any fellow around me who falls into that category. I am worried. Perhaps Ms McPhillips would expand a little.