LIbertas candidate claimed €28,427 under single farm payment scheme

[mmrebel]

Declan Ganley, the Libertas founder, called EU subsidies “offensive to the dignity of farmers”, but Raymond O’Malley, one of his party’s candidates in the European elections, claimed €28,427 last year under the single farm payment scheme.

O’Malley, who is running in the East constituency, is a former vice-president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and owns a beef farm outside Ardee, Co Louth.

Although Ganley has previously described the common agricultural policy (CAP) as a “weapon of mass destruction”, O’Malley insisted there was no conflict between him and his leader.

“When Declan said that about CAP, the single farm payment hadn’t even been introduced. There isn’t a farm in Ireland making money and, until we reform CAP, farmers will have to rely on these payments,” he said.

Libertas previously claimed the subsidies have turned Ireland’s farmers into a “peasant class”. Speaking at the Oireachtas committee on Ireland’s future in Europe last year, Ganley said there had to be a system of payments which ensures large farming enterprises do not benefit to the detriment of smaller farmers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6257259.ece

[ibis]

So at least someone from Libertas is profiting from weapons of mass destruction...

[factual]

Surprised this is newsworthy. ALL farmers that are entitled to the SFP collect it. Would it be reasonable to expect otherwise?

[ibis]

Surprised this is newsworthy. ALL farmers that are entitled to the SFP collect it. Would it be reasonable to expect otherwise?

Nah, it's just funny when compared to Ganley's flamboyant earlier criticism of CAP.

[Mr.De-Regulation]

The only attractive quality of Libertas, is their random hate towards farmer socialism.

[ActuallyYourWrong]

Why is this Article in the Lisbon Treaty section?

The smear tactics continue I see.

[ibis]

Why is this Article in the Lisbon Treaty section?

The smear tactics continue I see.

Well, you're right about the section - it should probably be in Elections. However, it's hardly smear to point out the humour value of a large CAP beneficiary and ex-IFA official running under the banner of a man who called the CAP a weapon of mass destruction.

[mmrebel]

I was being ironic by putting it here as you can see

Declan Ganley, the Libertas founder, called EU subsidies “offensive to the dignity of farmers”, but Raymond O’Malley, one of his party’s candidates in the European elections, claimed €28,427 last year under the single farm payment scheme

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So at least someone from Libertas is profiting from weapons of mass destruction...

I bet you you are real proud of giving that kick in the shins

[An Gilladaker]

Surprised this is newsworthy. ALL farmers that are entitled to the SFP collect it. Would it be reasonable to expect otherwise?

FG TDs are the biggest winners of this game Tom Hayes FG TD got 47602 euros followed by Paul Connaughtan FG at 30168 euro FFs Ned o Keeffe got 75841 euro