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

The answer is to change the approach to destocking. This problem has not arisen because of an unwillingness on the part of farmers to farm the land, but that was the premise of the Minister's proposal. I sought details on the areas the Minister has identified as under-grazed, because if they are the same areas as those that have been destocked, it is clear the problem has been caused by the Department and not farmers.

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