Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

This will be of particular assistance to farmers experiencing difficulties in the dairy market and others and will mean that almost €900 million will be paid in mid-October to Irish farmers, rather than early December. At the CAP health check negotiations, the Minister secured changes to the modulation arrangements whereby we will no longer be required to make deductions in respect of the first €5,000 of a farmers single payment.

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