Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister the steps he is taking at European Union level to ensure delivery of a fully funded Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, post 2020, and to ensure there will be no cuts to the existing budget in the next programme, which will run from 2021 to 2027. The Minister knows the CAP represents up to 75% of average farm incomes and it is absolutely crucial that the budget be maintained. There is a tremendous onus on the Minister to do everything within his capacity at a European level to ensure the budget is protected. I look forward to hearing what steps he is taking to achieve that objective.

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