Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have received confirmation from my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, that he is in a position to support farmers in north Louth with funding to bring their lands back to the pre-flooding position. Last October, as we all know, there was serious flooding in north Louth and many other areas of the country. Severe damage was caused to fields, fodder and fencing and there were landslides. Since then, I have been engaging with officials to try to get a funding package in place for farmers in north Louth. I am very grateful that this morning the Minister came through for them. The affected farmers will receive funding and will engage with the Department in the coming months.