Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday's development whereby people can now bury the carcass of an animal on their farm is welcome. I spoke to a farmer yesterday with a mini digger. It is an easy job for him to do but many more do not have such a digger so it requires them to contact a local contractor to come over and the contractor may not get there immediately. Could the Minister provide small grant assistance to farmers to allow them to hire someone because burying a cow carcass is quite a big task? You are not going to do it with a shovel on a Saturday afternoon.

The Minister held talks yesterday with the renderers. We are coming into the Christmas season when things wind down a bit. Will there be any talks between now and Christmas because there is a real worry out there? Deputy McNamara explained it well. The further south you go, the more likely it is that the option of going North will not be there. I cannot see any knackery truck from my part of the country traipsing over the Border and travelling that long distance so we are talking burials. A small amount of grant assistance to allow someone to bring over the local agri contractor with a mini digger would be very welcome.

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