Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To conclude, the key point I will make on agriculture at present is that there are serious issues to be dealt with, such as the supermarket issue. In this regard, I believe that tender loving care, or TLC, is what is needed for farmers and agriculture in general. I listened to Deputy Ferris speaking earlier about Sinn Féin's newfound association with agriculture and so on. One of its key proposals during the general election campaign was the so-called wealth tax, but I did not hear him mention anything about that or how it would affect agriculture and rural Ireland in the future. Perhaps that issue might be teased out a bit more as Members go on.

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