David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the imminent closure of the Irish sugar beet industry and the impact it will have on more than 3,500 farm families, workers in Irish Sugar, contractors, hauliers and the economy as a whole; to debate the need for increased compensation for those who will see major losses in income as a result of the proposals agreed by the Minister for Agriculture and Food at the Council of Minister's meeting last week; to debate the need to provide alternatives in the event of the proposals as put forward being implemented in full and the future of agriculture in Ireland.

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