Rural Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-23
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Éamon Ó Cuív (FF), Galway West

In the meantime, will the Minister of State consider reversing the change that was made to the means-testing under the scheme? By definition, all of these are small farmers and all of them have an income. The reality is that for people with adult or child dependants, they are getting paid €27.50 for 19.5 hours per week, which is €1.50 per hour. It is fair to say that all someone needs to do is go to all the football pitches around the country and around all of the villages and towns to see all of the Tidy Towns work that has been done. The RSS is a most amazing scheme and it really delivers. Obviously these are very expert people as they are all farmers. In the meantime, while this long involved and convoluted review is taking place, will the Minister of State consider reversing the changes that were made to the means-testing under the scheme, and pay everybody the full rate that they should get?

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Sitting date: 2023-05-23