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

During the local elections the Government announced €100,000 million for beef farmers. Those beef and suckler farmers have had a horrendous time during the past years. There have been huge drops in family farm incomes. Last week the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, said that there would be a roll-out of the €100 million following discussions with farming organisations. Will the Taoiseach indicate if the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has met with representatives from the Beef Plan movement, which now has some 20,000 members directly affected by this crisis?

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