Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On page 113 of the programme for Government, I will raise the issue, which I and many other Deputies here have often done, of tillage farmers who suffered huge losses to their crops in the harvest of 2016. Some of them also suffered salt damage to the crops in late 2015 and the early spring. These farmers have been waiting almost 12 months for compensation. Can the Taoiseach announce any compensation package? Will it take into account that some of these farmers have lost up to €60,000?

One must also remember these were being guided towards cheap finance up to now. Many of these farmers did not get the cheap finance. Unfortunately, the farmers who got the cheap finance were those who were not in financial difficulty and those who are in financial difficulty have not got the cheap finance today.

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