Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is what my Department is looking at in great detail, because we want to support the agri-food sector in every way we can.

As Deputy Carthy is aware, in terms of the immediate cost pressures, I have provided a €56 million fodder support scheme, which delivers €1,000 to each family farm in the country up to 10 ha, directly to support the sector and farm families to deal with the cost challenges that exist. I have done it separate to the emergency support of €15 million because there is less red tape involved by going through national Exchequer funding.

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