Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I attended the Social Justice Ireland presentation in the audiovisual room earlier. The statistics presented are increasingly concerning for the agriculture sector. The average farm income was just under €20,000 in 2023. Some 68% of farms earned less than €30,000 per annum. This data highlights clear challenges. It is clear that farming by itself is not enough to provide an adequate income. I am committed to these farmers and to working with the Ministers to make sure the challenges posed by increasing energy, labour and environmental-compliance costs can be overcome to ensure long-term stability for Irish farming.

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