Burren farm payments
Michael McNamara said changes to Burren farm supports were hurting farmers and the environment, and asked what would be done to fix the scheme.
I previously raised the loss of income to farmers in the Burren and the Taoiseach said it was not good enough. They have since met the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Brendan Dunford, who established the Burren Life scheme, has resigned, saying he could not stand over it. If things continue as they are planned, farmers and the environment in the Burren will be poorer. The Taoiseach was correct when he said it is not good enough. What will be done to change that?