Clare Farming Representative Says Young Farmers Won't Benefit From Fuel Supports

A Clare farming representative claims young farmers have been left behind by the Government's fuel supports. The €505 million package unveiled on Sunday includes direct payments to farmers as well as agricultural contractors, those in fisheries, hauliers and bus operators. The announcement has seen excise on petrol and diesel cut by 10 cents until the end of July as well as a 2.4 cent reduction on green diesel and the postponement of carbon tax increases until October's Budget. Doora-based chairperson of the Clare branch of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association, Micheál O'Dwyer, says more could've been done to assist younger people looking to get a foothold in the sector.