Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised)
4:00 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My primary objective is to hold the designation. The categorisation within the designation is a further matter, but my overwhelming objective is to hold the designation for the country in areas that are currently designated. We have not considered the sub-categories within that at this stage. I think the highest payment relates to the islands. It varies from that to a much lower payment. At this stage, the overwhelming objective will be to retain the classification.