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- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Murnane O'Connor is sharing time with Deputy Feighan.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Like all the other speakers I have farmers coming into my office from Borris, Bagenalstown, Tullow, Hacketstown, Rathvilly and Carlow itself - I have covered them all - and they are telling me they did not get to sow winter corn. They talk about bringing back seed because they did not get to sow. It has become a huge issue this year. Potato farmers are constantly on to me about how poor...
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call Deputy Lowry, who is sharing time with Deputies Shanahan and Tóibín.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Michael Lowry: This year will go down in living memory as the year that brought farmers across the country to their knees. Incessant rain has caused devastation across every county, leaving farmers and their families reeling in its wake. We have an estimated 6.9 million ha of land overall in Ireland and 64% of this land is suitable for agriculture. However, the Irish agricultural sector overall has...
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Matt Shanahan: I concur with the Ceann Comhairle’s remarks regarding Deputy Paul Murphy's contribution. I am not sure where in the country - never mind what part of the planet - what the Deputy had to say related to. Farming is heading fast to a crossroads and that intersection includes farm unviability, farm loss, future consolidated factory farming and economic loss to regional and rural...
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: Farming as we know it is being significantly run down by the Government. I believe farming has been made the fall guy of climate change. This is bizarre and absolutely false. It is incredible that we live in a country where the level of air travel and the number of data centres are still increasing, yet the finger is being pointed by the Government and the political establishment at...
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Lawless has asked me to acknowledge that members of the Sallins Sunshine Club is in the Public Gallery. They certainly brought the sunshine to Dublin today. I thank them for that. Our next contributor is an acknowledged expert on matters agricultural.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Matt Carthy: I think the Minister would dispute that, but I will take it as high praise indeed. The takeaway from the speeches of the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, is something I have spoken about on a number of occasions. This is what I consider to be the lack of vision for the future of Irish agriculture. The Minister updated us on some of the immediate supports that have been...
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank Deputy Murphy. By way of comment, I respect your enthusiasm for your subject matter but I know many dairy farmers and I do not believe I would put any of them in the wealthy elite category that you seem to put them in.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: Most are not, but the big ones are. Do you not think there are any rich dairy farmers?
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Martin Heydon: The Deputy paints a picture of industrialisation.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There are rich people in lots of professions.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: There are, yes.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Anyway, so be it. The Deputy is more than entitled to speak, thanks be to God. I will defend with my last breath his right to express his view-----
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Martin Heydon: I am sure that plays well in Tallaght.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: It is an unusual intervention by the Ceann-----
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It might be, but I do unusual things from time to time.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: Particularly aimed at People Before Profit I would say.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is not correct.
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: I would say the record proves it.