Leo Varadkar Blasted over 'We're the Ones Paying the Bills' Farmer Comments

Do you agree with Leo Varadkar's comments on rural Ireland?

The former Taoiseach’s comments on rural Ireland being funded by urban areas have received mixed reviews.

Leo Varadkar slammed for disparagement of farmers

"I would take 1 Irish farmer for 100 Leo Varadkars" was one popular post, while a TD said his comments put the "nail in FG's rural vote".

Leo Varadkar blasted over 'we're the ones paying the bills' farmer comments

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has come under fire from Ireland Independent candidate Noel Thomas after claiming urban Ireland pays the bills while rural areas receive subsidies and tax benefits

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar blasted over "shameful" farmer subsidies comments

The Fine Gael leader said recently: "People in rural Ireland are very quick to tell people in urban Ireland that ‘we are the real workers, we’re the ones paying the bills, we’re the ones feeding the country.’"

‘We pay all the bills, you get the subsidies,’ says Leo Varadkar in ‘shameful’ dig at rural Ireland

Galway West by-election candidate Noel Thomas has criticised “shameful” comments by former taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who said farmers are costing the country through “a lot of subsidies and a lot of tax benefits that other people don’t get”.

Leo Varadkar slammed for 'shameful' farmer subsidies remarks

Leo Varadkar has been blasted for 'shameful' comments he made about farmer subsidies in the wake of the recent fuel protests.