Dáil debates
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions
Farm Household Incomes
9:30 am
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Yes, but that still does not deal with the key problem we face, that despite the good grazing season, there is still a €20,000 drop in average dairy farm income. Many people are doing better than that but for every person who is doing better, there is somebody who is doing a lot worse. What will be done in particular for those who borrowed substantially and for new entrants? They were repeatedly encouraged to invest. Many of these people will be under severe pressure now and, in fact, will be losing money. What will be done to sustain them over what the Minister admits could be a very difficult year?
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