Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, says the Minister for Agriculture must allow over 2,000 farmers in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme to gain entry to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme.
It follows figures which show that there are 2,117 farmers in the country who had contracts in the AEOS Scheme that ceased on 31 December 2018.
294 where in Donegal, the county with the 3rd highest figure in the country.
Deputy McConalogue says the Government must remedy the situation:
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