Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I believe it is 20% of the overall envelope but I will have to check the figure.

On coupling, considerable pressure was applied to significantly increase the potential to use coupled payments. The Presidency's proposal, which was the same as the Commission's proposal, was to apply a 5% limit in respect of countries such as Ireland that had decoupled and a 10% limit for other countries that still have coupled payments. We increased the figures to 7% for countries which have decoupled, including Ireland, and 12% for countries that continue to have coupled payments. If we chose to reintroduce coupled payments for certain vulnerable sectors, this proposal gives us an option of having a significant chunk of money available. This is, however, a policy decision that will have to be taken domestically when we know the detail of the final deal on the Common Agricultural Policy.

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