Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have made a number of suggestions to the Minister and I will make some now. First, at a recent Oireachtas committee meeting I asked the Minister to stop farm inspections for a period of four or five weeks. The Minister said he was compelled by Europe to carry out inspections. I checked that and found the Minister was incorrect. There must be a percentage of inspections over a 12 month period, but the Minister was not told to carry them out in April, May or June. He must carry out the inspections over a 12 month period. The Minister could stop inspections, as I asked him to do, for a period of four or five weeks. That would be a help. The last thing a farmer needs is to have an inspection taking place on his farm at a time when he is under critical stress-----

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