Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister of State on that point but I also contend that sheep farmers urgently need direct financial support. A difficulty when it comes to prices is that one of the products sheep farmers produce, wool, is currently worthless. I raised this question on numerous occasions with the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, and he told me to wait for the wool feasibility study. Rather than answers, that study produced questions and now we have to wait for a number of other bodies to complete more deliberations. Will the Minister of State outline the timeframe for the implementation of the recommendations in the wool feasibility study and direct actions the Government intends to take to ensure farmers can receive a price for that important, valuable product, which is the wool of their sheep?

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