Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Many people are anxious about the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. As the Minister knows, most of the decisions will be made nationally. There is already significant concern about the 18% cut in Pillar 2 payments in real terms, taking inflation into account, but concern is also growing that the Government will not match European money on a 50:50 basis with Exchequer funding. Will the Minister allay farmers' fears and state clearly that there will be 50:50 co-funding of Pillar 2 payments under the new CAP?

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