Tracey Carroll

And what happened for him was the exit routes were blocked.

So he had to go off the motorway, go over the flyover and down the other side.

So whose cost is impacted there?

My husband's.

You know, so that's not supporting him.

That's affecting him.

The carers, disabled people, marginalized communities, vulnerable people, they weren't part of this protest and they were not considered in this protest.

If there's direct payment to farmers' holidays, cash payments, we're not getting any of those.

My concern now for this is when people need to look at the broader picture, we're all impacted by not being able to access fuel, the concern of if I don't have fuel in my car and Willow needs to go to the hospital, how do I get there?

If I need an ambulance and they're impacted on their journey to my home, how do they get here?

Caring for Willow is keeping her alive.

So that is a massive impact to begin with.

But then when we look forward into the budget,

And everybody is looking for, you know, a piece of the pot.

There's only so much money that's going to go around.

If all of this money has been invested in direct payments to these people, then where do we fit in this?

And has this set the precedent for other protests?

I believe the school buses are on strike in Meath this morning.

Thankfully, we don't rely on bus services.

So there's, you know, there's the start.