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Minister for Agriculture, Michelle payments of the 2013 ONeill, to acknowledge Single Farm some the Payment. degree of certainty current crisis in farming around THE current crisis the cashflow for their DUP Agriculture out of lack of transparencyarising engulfing the business. Spokesman local agriculture industry in the Paul Frew SDLP vice chair of the food supply chain, said: It is Stormont world markets debated by the Northern will be and time for the Agriculturelong past Agriculture Committee Joe weather conditions Ireland Byrne Assembly at the start and to step up to the plate Minister has said the upcoming Assembly identify initiatives to of next week. help alleviate The leadership and action and show debate needs to focus on pressures on farmers Assembly Committee real on as soon as for the agricultural industry.behalf of proposals that can address Agriculture possible. and the Rural disastrous situation Development has tabled Michelle ONeill should The DUP has urged farmers face a motion now following a severe summer. in the Assembly ture Minister Michelle Agricul- ensure as a matter of Chamber for urgency ONeill to that she The West Tyrone ensure that her department debate on Monday, October is in a position to MLA has 8. a position to seek approval is in a similar application (to make lobbied other members in the The motion will that of Assembly ahead of the call on the the from the Republic) committee EU Commission for advance so that local to the Commission debate on Monday. farmers might have Continued andrew.cromie@farminglife.com

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THE Executive was last night in turmoil ahead of debating new laws which have been described as the biggest shake-up since the introduction of the Welfare State in 1945. The two largest parties, the DUP and Sinn Fein, have adopt-

ed opposing positions, with Finance Minister Sammy Wilson accusing Sinn Fein of being on a flight of fantasy in its opposition to new social welfare legislation. The Welfare Reform Act 2012 aims to get more people into work and cut down on benefit fraud. It also includes reforms to the

Disability Living Allowance, child support and housing benefit. Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey said yesterday that his party will attempt to defer the bill due in front of the Assembly next week until significant amendments can be made to it. The act will be brought in front of the Assembly for approval be-

fore becoming law in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted the changes are deeply progressive and thoughtful, and claimed that welfare dependency has harmed too many parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland. Turn to page 7

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