John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and acknowledge it is good to have a minimum payment to bring all farmers up to an acceptable level of direct supports. However, my information is that while approximately 60,000 farmers will gain under the reforms, another 50,000 farmers will lose out. The Minister might confirm this, although it may be difficult for him to provide an immediate answer and should clarify these figures or indicate by how much the aforementioned 50,000 farmers will lose out.

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