Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue
This afternoon.
Further to confirmation last week by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue that Ireland had received the European Commission’s ‘Observations letter’ querying aspects of Ireland’s draft Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan.
MEP Luke Ming Flanagan said:
“Ireland submitted its draft CAP Strategic Plan to Brussels on Dec 2021. As part of the ratification process the Commission makes observations on this, requesting the Member State to amend/improve aspects of the plan to meet the criteria set out in the EU regulation.
“Ireland is now in receipt of the letter from the Commission, in which they will have outlined their response to Ireland’s submission and where we need to improve or tweak the plan to meet the nine overarching objectives that form the foundations of the new CAP reform.
“Sweden, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands have published their communication with the Commission. In the interests of transparency, MEP Flanagan is calling on Minister McConalogue to do the same as a matter of urgency.
“The CAP is a vital income support to all farmers, the new reform will have far reaching implication on farm incomes. We cannot have decisions made behind closed doors, we need informed decision-making.”
Anyone?
We need to half the national herd within the next two years.
Are you casting a spell?
How could we do this without damaging our biggest indigenous export – beef?
What part of ‘build back better’ are you struggling with?
Beef is nowhere near our biggest export, FML…
great idea. Let’s cut our main food product in half as we enter into a period of increasing food uncertainty.
It doesnt matter than most of our land is low value not suitable for growing crops, or that most farmers do not have the expertise to switch to crops, nor do they have the fertiliser necessary as prices are skyrocketing. Never mind all that
We should stop growing the thing that we are good at growing and starve ourselves like good little christians. Penance for our carbon sins
Afforestation. Ireland’s an extremely unforested country. Pay farmers for managing land. Unless you’re Larry Goodman, you’re not making money from beef. Most beef farmers are earning little.
In other words Irish farmers screwed again
The Irish minister for agriculture proposes farmers grow computer chips and go into cultivating data centres
Meanwhile our fishing grounds are being raped by our EU partners