An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2023-09-26
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Malcolm Byrne (FF), Cultural and Educational Panel

I met recently with Macra na Feirme. It is very keen that we look, within the budget, at addressing the issues of succession planning within agriculture. We still have the challenge that more a third of farmers in Ireland are over the age of 65, more than half are aged over 55, and only 7% are under the age of 35. I would like a debate, which I have called for previously, on the question of succession in agriculture.

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Sitting date: 2023-09-26