Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

I refer to the Teagasc office in Bailieboro, which is to close. How can small farmers survive if advice is not available within 20 or 30 miles of their homes? This is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. If small farmers are to remain in business, they must be given realistic grant aid and advice regarding alternatives to generate income outside farming. If that is not done, the industry will change dramatically in the next five years.

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