Dáil debates
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions
Farm Costs
11:30 am
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source
The increase in the cost of fertiliser is hammering farmers across the country at the moment. According to the Central Statistics Office, CSO, there has been a 130% increase in the space of just two years in the cost of farm fertiliser. Farmers are also being hammered by energy prices, which have gone up by 30%, while feed prices have gone up by 20%. The input costs for farming are increasing at an alarming rate while the output cost, the cost of the product, is not going up at the same rate. What will the Government do to help farmers?
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