Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The issue of import costs is a huge concern for us. That is why measures we have introduced across Government have been particularly targeted at supporting farmers. Last year we had the fodder scheme and more than €90 million of different interventions to support farmers in that regard. Government will continue to step in and provide support there. We have also supported farmers with producer organisations and the establishment of same. We very much want to see more farmers work collectively on the sale of their produce, and the co-operative movement is something we support as well.

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