Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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I thank the officials for coming today.

On CAP, I want to ask about the Department's efforts in two areas. The first is young farmers, and that cohort of farmers who are still young but are not considered new entrants due to the fact that they started earlier. They missed out on installation aid, so they fell in that gap. Efforts have been made to find ways of addressing this anomaly. Mr. Moran might give us some background on the efforts being made, or the approach and the view of the Department.

Also on CAP, there are the challenges facing malting barley growers - in particular, the specific challenges of the three-crop rule for continuous cereal growers, such as malting barley growers in south Kildare, Wexford and other areas.

On trade, Mr. Moran mentioned the EU-Canada deal. There have been a number of questions about the United States. When can we expect the timelines for the arrangements for the EU-Canada agreement and what are the perceived advantages or disadvantages of that deal for Ireland?