Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for her long reply. However, all farmers want to know is when this unjustified charge and their difficulties with selling cattle on date will be removed. These are the issues at stake. The price of animals is being downgraded without justification, simply because they are over a certain age. The meat goes through the same process, but there has been no change, despite the fact they have been seeking it for years. When will the Minister succeed in getting it? When will she make the case that farmers, especially those involved in the beef sector, are under severe pressure? They do not need factories to avail of any excuse against them. Will the Minister give us the date and time for when the problem will be solved once and for all?

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