Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I do not have time to rehash the issue of Pillar 2 payments and the increase in co-financing. In overall terms, farmers will be looking at the payments that are most valuable and important to them, and the ANC is one such payment. It has remained static for the past four years. There was previously a domestic decision to increase the budget allocation to it but, under the Minister's vision, it will remain static until 2027. In real terms, that will be a substantial reduction.