Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I wish to speak on the same issue. It is clear that no cases happened in marts. Farmers are hurt because it is only a buyers' sale and the sellers get no look-in. The farmers will not be able to go in to sell their cattle. It is most unfair. This is even though not one single case happened in any mart. They obeyed the rules. Other businesses that did not break any rules feel let down as well. These are an exception. No case has happened in a mart. This will mean a difference of €100 to €200 less for farmers if the Government stops them from going into the marts to sell their cattle. It is wrong. They were doing it in a way that was well-controlled. Managers accosted people and made them toe the line. Everything was run in a way that was perfect and impeccable. I am asking the Taoiseach to look at this again.

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