Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

From Wexford to Louth and from Wicklow to Offaly, Leinster was the home of sugar beet production and Deputy Nolan and I attended meetings in Carlow at which thousands of farmers turned up to make their protest. Today, however, the Government is trying to hide behind a statement to the effect that the auditors' report was wrong. I ask the Minister to retract his statement because it is erroneous and will reflect badly on him as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in this ongoing debate.

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