The IFA have hit out at the town hall process for public consultation on the Common Agricultural Policy.
The Department of Agriculture held the first of it’s virtual meetings with farmers last night as an opportunity for workers to have their say on the new policy going forward.
However, IFA President Tim Cullinane called the meeting a “farce” as it provided no opportunity for genuine consultation.
According to a press release from the farming group, “only written questions were allowed and these were hidden in a private chat function so that only the questioner could see the question and the answer.”
Further meetings will be held tonight and tomorrow night at 7pm but Cullinane says “the Minister and the Department cannot ram through these proposals based on a sham consultation process.”
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