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

I have two questions. I refer to the announcement today of the linear cut of 2% which is going to affect small family farms around the country because Britain is not paying into the EU. The previous Taoiseach undertook that Ireland would make up this deficit. Will that be done, rather than letting farmers around the country, especially low-income farmers, face a 2% linear cut?

On the issue of farm machinery being brought across, I have talked to hauliers and 200 loads should have been brought across at this stage. Only 80 loads have been brought across because of bureaucracy. There have been major problems with getting tractors and other machinery. I ask the Minister to address the issues I have raised.

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