Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has examined submissions he has received from the Irish Farmers Association and other farming organisations; his plans to respond to the main features therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21570/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I will shortly be making my annual submission to the Minister for Finance on taxation matters. The views of all the stakeholders who engage with me, including the IFA, will inform that submission. With regard to Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP), the 2016 Amendment to the RDP is currently under consideration. The views of all stakeholders who made submissions, including the IFA, will inform that consideration.