Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge that this has been a priority for the Minister, but as he mentioned, this situation has been going on for a long time. To clarify, he stated that a system had to be built. Is it the case that he knows what the scheme for forgotten farmers looks like? That is not clear to the general public. I have been contacted repeatedly by forgotten farmers, who are in a desperate situation and questioning whether they can continue farming. That is concerning. Does the Minister have the scheme’s outline? What will the scheme be? Will he publish its details? If he has the outline, is it the case that he is just looking at building the system in order to make the payments? That has not been made clear, so he might clarify.

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