Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I have met regularly with the poultry sector North and South and will travel tomorrow morning for a meeting with representatives of the poultry sector in Limerick. I met the Monaghan people first. The pig sector is involved in the farm waste management scheme for the first time.

We are also dealing with others I have mentioned, such as grant aid for decanters. That will run in tandem with the alternatives and research that will address this matter, the nutrient content of feed and possible reductions.

We have been dealing with this for some time and it is my intention to deal with it to the best of my ability. People are starting to lose their reason on this issue and are putting pressure on Deputies on all sides, saying this will be a doomsday scenario. That is not the case and we are working to address it.

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