Seanad debates

Wednesday, 2 July 2003

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements.

 

I am not even madly keen on the concept of the Common Agricultural Policy since, as a policy to sustain rural living through agriculture and other activities, it is pushing an open door regarding the inclinations of many young people and where they desire to live. However, it cannot be separated from some of the daftness taking over about rural house-building, for instance. I know that there is a national spatial strategy but there is a need to look far beyond agriculture and production, dealing instead with agriculture and rural living. It cannot be right that we have an objective of maximising living in rural areas based on farming of some form, at the same time making it almost impossible for many young people to build a house in the areas where they would otherwise wish to live.

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