Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

The CAP is a fundamental part of the whole construction of the European Union. It costs very little in overall terms of GNP. It is vital as a security.

My reservation about decoupling is that over time it will de-legitimise support for the CAP. There will be people who will abuse the ease and facility of the system and the media will get in and use it to discredit support for farming. It is dangerous and that is well recognised. I thank Senator Callanan for sharing his time.