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07/03/2018

Govt Urged To Establish Scheme For Farmers Affected By Adverse Weather

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Fianna Fail is urging the government to establish a permanent scheme for farmers affected by adverse weather events.

The party's spokesperson on Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, made the call after a number of farmers were affected by Storm Emma and heavy snowfall last week in Ireland.

He said: "Dairy farmers had problems getting their milk to creameries with some having to dispose of their milk stock because collections couldn't be made. Sheep and cattle farmers lost animals to the almost unprecedented snowdrifts, while others are concerned about fodder stocks as animals had to be housed for days. Some farms saw sheds and greenhouses collapse under the weight of the snow – resulting in tens of thousands of euro in damage.

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"There is no doubt that climate change is impacting on our weather patterns. Flooding is becoming more prevalent and last week we saw snow storms unlike anything witnessed in decades. Despite the increasing frequency of adverse and unusual weather events, the government refused the option of including a scheme in Ireland's 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP), which would have provided an opportunity to compensate farmers from losses to agricultural land and production caused by bad weather. This was a very serious miscalculation, which has left farmers without an annual compensation scheme.

"An application for a permanent weather compensation fund should be included in the next RDP amendment submitted to Brussels by the government."

(CD/LM)

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