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The Agriculture Minister has been urged by Tipperary Senator Garret Ahearn to stand up to the EU Agriculture Commissioner at CAP negotiations this week.
Speaking in the Seanad this morning, Minister Charlie McConalogue said his key objective is to ensure that Ireland can have significant autonomy over the CAP details in the future.
The EU’s Agriculture Ministers meet in Brussels this week to finalise further details on the Common Agricultural Policy, with a growing focus on sustainable farming.
Addressing Minister McConalogue, Senator Ahearn said the plan must support productive and sustainable farmers.
January 12, 2021 10:20 pm
Ireland is to get €1.05 billion under the EU’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve – which amounts to 25% of the fund that will be available this year, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has confirmed.
Speaking at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) county executive annual general meeting this evening (Tuesday, January 12), the minister revealed that the news had just come through from Europe.
The minister attended the virtual IFA AGM after being asked by local Tipperary Senator Garret Ahearn and North Tipperary IFA chairwoman Imelda Walsh.
Minister Coveney stated that the reserve will have €5.4 billion in funding overall, €4.2 billion of which will be available this year. The funding allocated to Irish agriculture will now be “a matter for government”, he added.