GLAS payments to farmers
Deputy Danny Healy-Rae repeatedly demanded that overdue GLAS payments be made to farmers and accused the Government of blackguarding them. The Chair repeatedly ruled the matter out of order and told him to submit a Topical Issue.
I suppose there is no hope the Government will pay the farmers the GLAS payments.
Comment on this
It is the order of business that they were to be paid.
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It is in the programme for Government to protect farmers' incomes. Over 4,500 farmers are still waiting to be paid.
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They were promised payment before the end of last year. Is it next year's payment or last year's payment that they are now to be paid? I am asking the Government to give up the blackguarding and pay the people. If the Exchequer were owed revenue or income tax, it would have to be paid.