Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I am not an expert in the technicality. I do not believe it can apply to that. The key objective is to try to make sure we are promoting investment, making farming more efficient and backing farmers in that regard. That is what the schemes are designed to do. Then there are specific responses to challenges that exist. Obviously, there is a challenge around Ukraine at the moment, and Brexit was a challenge previously. It is a balance between what is allowable under the rules and targeting it at what will deliver the biggest outcome.