Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for giving me the opportunity to support my colleague, Deputy Aylward.

Virtually every week I meet suckler farmers who tell me they will not be able to keep going. Veterinary costs have risen considerably, and red tape and regulations are affecting them. Those people are producing top-class stock and we need to keep them. Considering the good work the Minister is doing on the export trade, we need all those cattle, but they need to be of good quality. Deputy Aylward's question is very relevant. We do not want to lose those good breeders from the system.

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