Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

The question is whether there will be a loss of money to farmers. The point of modulation, as the Minister has stated, is to contribute towards environmental measures such as water conservation. Will the moneys involved be controlled by the Department? Will they be paid directly to farmers, or will they be paid to other agencies as determined by the Department to administer those schemes? The point is whether farmers will lose money through the measures that are supposed to be incorporated within modulation.

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