IFA president Tim Cullinan has called on the Government to prioritise the legislative changes needed for the Fair Deal scheme.
The changes will place a three-year cap on farmland under certain circumstances.
"During the election, all parties paid lip service about changing the scheme," he said.
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“The new Government is in place over five months and yet farmers are still waiting, despite being told two years ago that it would be fast-tracked,” Cullinan said following a meeting with Minister Mary Butler earlier this week to on the Fair Deal scheme and mental health.
New year enactment
The IFA has said that Minister Butler informed the IFA president and IFA farm family chair Caroline Farrell that she hoped to bring the amended legislation before the Oireachtas early in the new year and that the Dáil would enact it in the spring session.
Cullinan said the IFA will be “observing for progress” and that the association will hold Minister Butler to account.
“The scheme is fundamentally unfair. It is bringing huge stress and worry on farm families, while they wait for this Government to act,” he added.
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IFA president Tim Cullinan has called on the Government to prioritise the legislative changes needed for the Fair Deal scheme.
The changes will place a three-year cap on farmland under certain circumstances.
"During the election, all parties paid lip service about changing the scheme," he said.
“The new Government is in place over five months and yet farmers are still waiting, despite being told two years ago that it would be fast-tracked,” Cullinan said following a meeting with Minister Mary Butler earlier this week to on the Fair Deal scheme and mental health.
New year enactment
The IFA has said that Minister Butler informed the IFA president and IFA farm family chair Caroline Farrell that she hoped to bring the amended legislation before the Oireachtas early in the new year and that the Dáil would enact it in the spring session.
Cullinan said the IFA will be “observing for progress” and that the association will hold Minister Butler to account.
“The scheme is fundamentally unfair. It is bringing huge stress and worry on farm families, while they wait for this Government to act,” he added.
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