Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government stated that we would support farming incomes. However, the Revenue Commissioners have recently attacked farmers' incomes by way of a retrospective policy of charging tax on shares given to them by Kerry Co-op. Instead of attacking the farming community, can the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine assist grain and beef farmers who are severely hit and impacted this year? Is there any fund from Europe that we can access to help them? They will not survive until next year, especially the grain farmers, if something is not done to help them.

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