Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

On the modulation issue, I am reassured to a certain extent by the Minister's statement on the move from pillar one to pillar two. Is there a political appetite in the Council of Ministers for the rate of change from pillar 1 to pillar 2 as envisaged by the Commission proposal? My second question is on climate change proposals. There is a view that the basis of measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture is predicated on a faulty methodology. Will the Minister examine that methodology and request an independent, scientific analysis of it? It will have far-reaching effects on Irish agriculture and that is the reason for my question.

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