Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development
Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion
Mr. J.P. Mulherin:
Time will tell. Currently, about 38% or 39% of the budget has been allocated. Our expectation and objective is that about 80% of the budget will be approved by the end of this year with the remainder next year. The feedback from the local action groups is that it is achievable, but we will need to wait and see what arises in the next 18 months or so.