Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

I refer to the strategic infrastructure Bill. The Taoiseach informed the House last week that the national co-ordinating committee was meeting as a result of the flooding in Cork and elsewhere. I wish to speak on the plight of farmers and the tourism industry as result of the inclement weather. What action will be taken to compensate or to do something to help alleviate the desperate situation for agricultural contractors? As the Taoiseach said earlier, it has been the wettest June since records began and this weather is continuing into July. The implications are serious for the forthcoming harvest.

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