Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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. Colm Hayes:

That is correct. Our initial analysis, which needs to be updated to include the end of year expenditure for 2018, is that the figure is more or less holding. Schemes are levelling out and the figure may reduce a little. The point, however, is that the Minister is consistent when it comes to calls for new investments, new schemes and new entrants under the RDP. The full allocation under the RDP will be spent but there is no funding available for additional investments.