Farmers lament cut in REPS 4 and disadvantaged area payments

Farmers have said that the cut in the Disadvantaged Area Scheme (DAS) and the 10% cut in REPS 4 payments are "the worst parts of the Budget".

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) national president, Gabriel Gilmartin, has said that the majority of farmers will not be impacted significantly by the Budget but that there were several measures that would be quite important to specific categories of the sector.