Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

We are currently at a point where fuel prices have decreased due to the fall in oil prices. The Government has a tendency to take its foot off the pedal with regard to developing a coherent and long-term policy. Post CAP reform, there will be an abyss into which many Irish farmers will fall. There will be significant loss of revenue. This is one way in which the slack can be taken up. I put it to the Minister that the Government must come back to the House with a defined Government policy on how farmers can look to the future with regard to alternative energy production and the creation of markets.

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