Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I must emphasise a point which appears to be lost on the Deputy, whether deliberately or otherwise. These entitlements are a valuable resource that farmers own. This is not Exchequer funding, so if we want to create a national reserve, we have to take it from other farmers. In targeting it at others, we have to ensure that we are targeting it appropriately, that is, at active and trained farmers and not at those who are perhaps just landowners who are not active farmers.

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