Farmers ‘losing thousands under outdated TB scheme’ – TD

Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney is urging for an increase to compensation ceilings for cattle removed as TB reactors. Deputy Cooney said that farmers are "being left thousands of euro out of pocket because valuation caps have failed to keep pace with rising cattle prices". Speaking in the Dáil today (Thursday, July 9), Deputy Cooney told Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, that the current scheme is "no longer fit for purpose". "The market value caps are totally out of step with the real world and farmers are being left thousands of euro out of pocket," the Clare TD said. "The minister has publicly stated that he is reviewing these caps, but a review without an end date provides farmers with no commitment."