Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate that while the Minister says all of these measures are in place for farmers, many farmers around this country are losing out because they are not competent in the process of submitting applications. They are not given the human support that is required by the Department. It is very much a case of you are right or you are not. If you are not right or you do not tick the box right, you end up being penalised heavily. This is the kernel of it.

I put in a parliamentary question to request that the European auditors who look at this would give a presentation to Deputies to see exactly how they think things could be improved. This is needed to ensure as many farmers as possible throughout the country, including those in my constituency of Galway East, will benefit and get the entitlements they deserve and need in order to survive.

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