Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

A similar situation to that described by the Deputies pertains in the north west, including in Sligo, Leitrim, north Roscommon and south Donegal. Farmers cannot even walk on the land due to the amount of rain over the past two months in particular. There will be an animal welfare issue if the Minister does not extend the date and give farmers an opportunity to get slurry out of sheds.

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