Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept the basic principle the Deputy articulates on the need to bring in this legislation and especially how the ongoing situation has a negative impact on family farms. Farming is under pressure because of Brexit and Covid, as is the general economy. The Government has introduced unprecedented interventions in the economy to support incomes and to support business across the board.

Considerable work has been done on this detailed legislation. I will revert back to the Deputy on the timelines for its introduction. We want to have it published and introduced into the House before the summer recess and certainly after Easter.

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