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IRISH CONSUMERS HAVE been ‘brainwashed’ into paying €5 or less for steak, despite the costs involved.
That’s the view of some farmers, who say that the current price of beef isn’t reflective of the amount of work that goes into producing it.
“Fast-food outlets like McDonald’s can charge over €6 for a burger meal,” said Patrick Kent of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association. “How can we be expected to believe that discerning consumers won’t pay more for premium Irish steak?”
Kent said that supermarkets have told farmers they can’t get any more than €5 for a steak “yet they have no problem charging more than that for certain brands of mouthwash, which you essentially spit down the sink,” he said.
The price of steak varies wildly, depending on the cut, as can be seen in a brief comparison of prices across SuperValu, Tesco, and Aldi:
SuperValu:
Tesco:
Aldi:
Kent said that it was a major “marketing failure” that supermarkets can charge €15 for razor blades “and yet they have convinced shoppers that they should pay less than €5 per person for steak”.
He said that producing “top quality beef” involves between two and three years of farming activity and this should be reflected in the price.
What do you think? Would you pay more for good quality meat? Or do you prefer the cheaper the better? Over to you in the comments…
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It’s appalling that we don’t have sufficient mental health services for our children. Look at the absolute state of our mental health buildings that are centuries old, imagine adding the fear of them into the mix. Our government need to address this issue because unfortunately the numbers will continue to rise year on year.
Adult services arent much better. This country will never change
The Mental Health Commission state they have highlighted they “have CONSISTENTLY HIGHLIGHTED these issues in ANNUAL Reports since 2012 so why didn’t these issues received URGENT attention in 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016&2017?Why is only 6% of Health budget spent on Mental Health services?
Our government pledged 18m last budget for mental health services and within months retracted 12m ..shame on them
@Craig Barry: hell in 2016 Harris promised 35 million and it was reduced to 15million later on. It’s shocking but FG don’t care about the vulnerable in this country. Neither did Fianna Fáil by the way. The first cuts in the recession were to Special needs and mentally ill adults
With direct experience in respect of my own teen, the devastating frustration and pain that this grave failing is causing to kids, adults, families is nothing short of a national shame. Words cannot do justice to the hurt caused. It is state neglect of some of the most vulnerable in our society. Time to fix it Minister Simon Harris. #CALL FOR REFORM #CAMHS #YOUNG PEOPLE #MENTAL HEALTH
@Gail Weston: I feel your pain. My young teen started self harming at the start of March and wanted to end his life. On one of his appointment’s in Pieta House I was advised to bring him to A&E and that he would more than likely be kept in and given MED’s, when I said I’m not leaving my child in hospital to be given MED’s when nobody seems to know what his issues are. I was told my only other option was to take him home and watch him 24/7 so that’s what I did with no help or services, just told to bring him to A&E if I couldn’t cope. 5 mount’s down the road and nothing has changed, its heartbreaking.
I heard the case of a mother with two young kids and a troubled young teenage yound man who is threatening to kill all in the house. there is no place for him. she was told. she is terrified.
Yet again a cry for more resources for public services. Yet again no call for increased income tax if we want to pay for these resources. If we want better than what we have now we will have to pay more than what we are paying now.
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