Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Of course, it is. Apples are exported all over the world. The nurseries affected have contracts to fill. The Minister of State, Deputy Andrew Doyle, indicated that he would visit the ones affected but then refused to do so. I have also raised the matter with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed, but nothing has been done for the nurseries affected

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