Dear Editor,
The decision by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to publish the payment details of the EU subsidies given to every farmer in the country has more to do with the IFA's behaviour in the run up to the Lisbon Treaty than it does to freedom of information.
The decision by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to publish the payment details of the EU subsidies given to every farmer in the country has more to do with the IFA's behaviour in the run up to the Lisbon Treaty than it does to freedom of information.
In my opinion the Government have decided to punish farmers for their less than full support for the recent referendum.
There is a huge difference between having information on grant payments available from the Department of Agriculture where there is a record of enquiries, as opposed to the wholesale publishing of such information on the internet where it is available without any check on who is using the information and why.
Yours sincerely
Cllr Keith Martin
Westport Town Council, Westport, Mayo.
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