The Laois TD used his first Dail speech to talk about proposed changes to peat soil farming.
A Laois TD has used his first speech in the Daíl to highlight the issue of protecting peat soil farmers.
A national meeting of the IFA is to be held tomorrow evening in Athlone over policy changes about peat soil - which include rewetting 80,000 hectares of peat land.
Fine Gael's Willie Aird says that farmers have felt let down by these changes, as they were not consulted about it beforehand.
Agriculture Minister Martin Haydon defended his decision saying he had consulted all interested parties, including farmers.
Deputy Aird says it's important to work with farmers to help sustainable agriculture:
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