Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I support Deputy Pringle's call for our fishing communities to be supported through the Brexit adjustment reserve fund. Farming families in Ireland were one of the poster boys for the potentially devastating impacts of Brexit and, therefore, in the outworking of this fund, which is welcome, they need to be supported. Up to now, the only element within the agrifood sector that has been supported financially is the meat processors, that is, the factories, whereas the people who need support are family farmers on the ground. They have been impacted, as we have seen particularly in the pig sector, as well as in the poultry sector and other areas. Will the Minister work with his colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, to ensure a substantial portion of this funding goes to those who need it, including family farmers?

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