Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I did not hear anybody talk about whether rural Ireland was good or bad. We were talking about a suite of measures to deal with volatility and to keep farmers going. The current suite of measures is not good enough for what we need and are facing. The Minister of State knows the dairy sector, but it is like the crest of a wave. With the forces coming, in the beef sector or dairy, we have to make sure we are adequately armed and what Deputy McGrath proposes is common sense. We need a proper suite of measures.

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