Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)

The Minister does not even acknowledge their contribution. That is bad, but what the Minister is doing to the 50,000 farmers in REPS is nothing short of despicable. She and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government frightened the daylights out of the decent hard-working farmers who, being environmentally conscious, committed their farms——

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