The Taoiseach says retrospection is to blame for the delay, while Fianna Fáil will continue to work to pass the legislation if they form the next Government
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin alongside Fianna Fail Agriculture spokeperson Charlie McConalogue \ Finbarr O'Rourke
28/1/20 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar alongside IFA President Tim Cullinan and Director General Damian McDonald arrives to address the National Council of the IFA today.Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke NO REPRO FEE RE EVENT
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has pledged to get the Fair Deal legislation enacted early in the life of the next Dáil. It limits payment from farm assets to 7.5% per year for a maximum of three years. He said that one of the motivating factors for wanting the outgoing Government to run until May was to pass that legislation, pledging €225m over five years to pay the cost.
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar blamed the delay on retrospection. “Making any scheme retrospective to the time of the announcement rather than the time it is legislated for – aside from being expensive – could actually create a lot of precedent issues for other schemes so that’s a real difficulty.
“We need to get the attorney general’s advice,” he said.
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The Taoiseach says retrospection is to blame for the delay, while Fianna Fáil will continue to work to pass the legislation if they form the next Government
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Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has pledged to get the Fair Deal legislation enacted early in the life of the next Dáil. It limits payment from farm assets to 7.5% per year for a maximum of three years. He said that one of the motivating factors for wanting the outgoing Government to run until May was to pass that legislation, pledging €225m over five years to pay the cost.
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar blamed the delay on retrospection. “Making any scheme retrospective to the time of the announcement rather than the time it is legislated for – aside from being expensive – could actually create a lot of precedent issues for other schemes so that’s a real difficulty.
“We need to get the attorney general’s advice,” he said.
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