Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome these positive steps. They are something for which my party has been calling for quite some time.

Moving beyond this part of the CAP process, it would send a strong signal today if the Minister could confirm his commitment to ensuring that the monitoring committee of CAP will have increased representation by women within its membership. The Minister and myself are at one in commending the work of the women in agriculture stakeholder group. It would be valuable if they were recognised for the work that they have done and it was ensured that they have a seat at the table going forward so that in future any deliberations on CAP are informed by a crucially important voice within Irish agriculture that has been silent for too long, that is, our women farmers.

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