Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. He mentioned the emergency support scheme for licensed hauliers. I have been contacted by hauliers who transport livestock and, therefore, are exempt from having to have a haulier's licence to operate their business. Accordingly, they are not able to access any of the supports they have been given by the Minister towards the daily expenses of running their business. Obviously, they have all the same expenses as other businesses, with the increased costs of fuel and of running their business. Two hauliers who have contacted me have a contract, coincidentally, with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the collection of reactors. The scheme is very much warranted and has attempted to reduce costs for hauliers, but livestock hauliers operating within the State are excluded from this support. Will the Minister address this and examine whatever small print needs to be changed to allow these hauliers to qualify for the support?

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