Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I imagined the Minister of State was going to bring in his own personal experience. I imagine he has heard this multiple times from farmers. I know there will be some people who will have an issue with digital services. When we talk about the IFA and active farmers, one of the difficulties is obviously the age profile. A significant amount of them are older. Now, many have gotten to grips with this. Having pre-filled forms and all the rest will obviously be an advantage. Many farmers sometimes talk about the same information and almost the same checks being done, with a bit of giving out and grumbling regarding whether they are talking about the Department or Bord Bia or whatever else. Any room there is with regard to streamlining needs to be looked at. I welcome what the Minister of State said about pre-filled forms. That is absolutely necessary. There is no point in asking people for the same information multiple times.

I am going to ask for a bit of leeway. Another issue that was brought up was with regard to the nitrates directive and land usage----

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