A local TD says the pig sector needs a specific support to help it recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fianna Fail's Brendan Smith was speaking as he welcomed the recent €7 million fund for pig farmers.
The money is being provided by the Department of Agriculture in response to the rising cost of feed and falling pig prices.
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Brendan Smith says the pandemic limited the demand for pork and many non-national labourers left Ireland and these issues must be met with finance.
He says the sector will recover but needs backing until then.
