Animal Sales
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-03
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Holly Cairns (SD), Cork South-West

It comes back to the same issue. I completely accept everything the Minister said on how it is working, the prices and all of those aspects, but that does not address the question I asked originally and asked in the second round, namely, what do people, who cannot access broadband and do not have access to it on their farm, do. There is no solution for those people. Given that is the situation, will the Minister examine the reopening of marts in a different way that is safer and can prioritise public health but also allow everybody to take part? As he acknowledged, it is an essential service. It is an essential part of essential work that some people cannot take part in due to restrictions they cannot control if they cannot access broadband.

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