Michael Fitzmaurice says new cattle cull proposal would ”decimate” Galway farms

Local TD Michael Fitzmaurice is demanding the complete scrapping of proposals - that cattle herds be reduced by up a third. 

The proposal is contained is a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency. 

It recommends that in order to meet climate targets - livestock levels should be reduced by 30 percent - while 90 percent of reclaimed land should be re-wetted. 

Speaking to John Morley, Deputy Fitzmaurice said these targets would completely decimate family farms in the West of Ireland.