Twenty five to thirty percent of farmers are believed to be in need of cash supplements. The president of the Irish farmers’ association is calling for extensions to the Glas scheme, citing eu guidelines. Not thought to be an eu construct, the extensive rules in glas have been the subject of criticism and not in the animals’ interests. A new environmental REPS scheme has been mentioned but sprays are currently used. Unnecessary in animal agriculture and bad for the animals.
A detail said to be of concern to many, including farmers is a perceived lack of transparency with regard to nursing home costs that necessitate the selling of surplus property. Nursing homes, rather than being government lead are thought to be a successful business venture for some individuals. Costs are beyond most peoples’ pocket. Detail including the selling of surplus property for fees has been criticised for not being transparent. Reportedly, recommendations from the 2015 Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, entitled ‘A fair deal’ is not believed to have been implemented to date.