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

I do not believe the factories are throwing 3.5 kg of meat into their skips. My view is that if one's lamb is killed at 25 kg, one should be paid for 25 kg. Can the Minister not insist at all the beef and sheep forums he is so keen on that farmers are paid on the basis of the full weight of the animals they send in? This seems to be another way for the factories in a monopoly situation to depress the price artificially. I would be really grateful if the Minister of State could address the specific issues I have raised. I refer to the issue of the intervention price, the question of what is being done about live exports and the need for farmers to be paid on the basis of the full weight.

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