Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The problem is that a compensation fund was announced over one month ago during the local and EU elections.

According to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, it is all contingent on climate change. Previously it was Brexit problems. When does the Minister propose to make the compensation available to the beef sector which has been badly hit in the past four months? Can he put the cheques in the post to these people?

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