Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Thanks to the flexibility of CDS Teoranta and Connacht Gold, we have been able to reach areas which we would not have been able to reach otherwise under the Minister's scheme.

Channelling funding through the district veterinary officers, DVOs, for those who cannot afford feed is not dealing well with the problem. Many farmers are out of money and have no way of buying feed, but they are afraid that if they go to the district veterinary officer and bring in Department officials, they will compound rather than solve their problem. I note the hardship. Like anybody who is dealing with farmers, who is listening to farmers and listening to those dealing directly with farmers-----

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