Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We are now in public session. I am very pleased to welcome the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Phil Hogan. He is to present to the committee the European Commission's work programme for 2016. We recall that, on taking office, President Juncker promised a European Union that would be bigger and more ambitious on big things and smaller and more modest on small things.

I remind the Commissioner that he is under privilege. We read out the privilege statement earlier and I am sure he remembers it well. Can we take it as read? Agreed. With that in mind, I invite the Commissioner to outline to the members the work programme for next year.