Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility: Discussion

2:00 pm

Photo of Pat DeeringPat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Is there a county-by-county breakdown of the 3,800 forgotten farmers, and I feel as though I am one myself, about whom we are speaking? Do the witnesses have any idea where they are? Is there a bigger proportion in one part of the country than another?

This day week, the Commissioner, Mr. Hogan, will come before the committee to brief it on agricultural matters. Have the witnesses discussed any of this in Europe? Have they gone that far yet? Have they received any feedback from there? It is an issue we could discuss next week with Commissioner Hogan. I will refer back to the witnesses to cover the various topics raised by the members.

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