James Bannon (Fine Gael)

Farmers are impoverished. I plead with the Minister to be honourable and meet the decent people who represent the farming community. He should bring Commissioner Fischler to places like Longford, Roscommon and the west in general and show him the plight of farmers, some of whom are almost starving because he has not properly represented them.

The Minister must face down the Fischler proposals and give the farming community a better way of life which farmers deserve as they have been the backbone of the economy for many years. While I know there have been problems, I plead with the Minister to do something for them.