Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their appearance before us this morning. On the new CAP programme, I welcome the inclusion of funding for young farmers and for greening measures. I ask Mr. Haniotis to give an outline of what the Commission's expects member states to do to provide additional supports for marginal land and, in particular, for farming land that is constrained, such as high nature value farm land in the north west corner of Ireland. What additional supports should be earmarked by national governments for such land, where farming activity is constrained by virtue of Natura designations such as NHA, SPA or SAC?