Pippa Hackett (Green Party)
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I thank the Minister for his presentation. Following on from Deputy Cahill's comments regarding young farmers, succession and so on, Austria has no problem with succession or young farmers being interested in getting into agriculture because it channels 40% of its CAP funding into pillar 2. Ireland channels less than 20% of its CAP funding into that pillar. There might be a correlation, such that where farmers are given more options, in particular from an environmental perspective, they are a little more inclined to continue in farming. Will the Minister consider a shift in the amount channelled into pillar 2 with a view to growing involvement in farming?