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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Land Commission. Benefits of Commission land purchases
Summary
McCartin challenges whether the Commission’s purchases substantially benefit small farmers, arguing that support is limited despite long waits and potentially higher costs.
Will the Minister explain something for me? It has been stated that the Land Commission has been acquiring land for small farmers but my experience is that the commission buy land on the open market like anybody else and give it to small farmers at the price they have paid but usually at a higher rate of interest——
Comment on this
Will the Minister agree that the maximum benefit any small farmer can get is £1,300, the equivalent of the price of one acre of land and, very often, after waiting for 20 years?