Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will be aware that we have some form on this as we also increased the allocation in the previous year by €25 million. In allocating that, we targeted those who hold the most disadvantaged lands of the three categories. Of the €25 million, some €14 million went to the most disadvantaged category, €9 million went to the intermediate category and the balance went to the low land disadvantaged area. I am inclined to take the same approach in 2019. We have consulted farm organisations to elicit their views. I appreciate the Deputy's observations on the farming landscape in Cavan-Monaghan.

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