John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Currently there are 8,000 people employed either directly or indirectly in the pig farming industry in Ireland.

At the end of 2016, the derogation that currently exists in respect of the relaxation of rules around slurry spreading will come to an end. Under the programme for Government, what are the plans of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government or the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to deal with this important issue? This could have the consequence of putting many people out of business.

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