Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)

Successive Fianna Fáil Ministers for Agriculture and Food have failed the farming community and rural Ireland generally. Fianna Fáil Ministers for Agriculture for 18 of the past 20 years have failed to protect farming interests. The final straw that will break the agricultural industry is the nitrates directive. As a so-called arm of Government, Teagasc passed the ball to the Minister, Deputy Roche.

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