Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

The Government received €1 billion from the EU under the Brexit adjustment fund. This was set up to help people impacted by Britain leaving the EU. Apparently, despite the crisis affecting many people in agriculture and the damage that is being done in the Irish fishing industry, the Government only managed to draw down €400 million of this €1 billion fund and the remaining €600 million has not been allocated. It goes without saying that the farming sector is suffering. One third of farmers are currently making a loss, one third of farmers are only making a living because someone is working off the farm and the average wage for a beef farmer is €16,000 a year, which is one twelfth of the Tánaiste's own wage. The country is in danger of losing €600 million of funding through the Brexit adjustment fund. Will the Tánaiste guarantee farmers and fisher men and women across the country that this money will be drawn down, will be spent in their communities and will not be diverted to any other fund?

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