NRA leaves farmers waiting

AN AGREEMENT between the National Roads Authority and the Irish Farmers Association that promised farmers would be paid promptly for any land purchased for road building needs to be reviewed.

Labour Party spokesperson Sean Sherlock made the call yesterday after the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture discussed the concerns of farmers with the NRA.

“Farmers are supposed to be paid within 30 days of reaching final agreement with the NRA, but all too often, this is being dragged out.