Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bilateral meetings he has had since 1 January 2018 with agriculture Ministers from other member states in which he discussed CAP funding post 2020; the date of each meeting in which this was raised in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18480/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Since January 2018, I have held 4 bilateral meetings with EU Agriculture Ministers. The shape of CAP Post 2020 was a significant feature of the discussion (see the following table for details). Additional meetings are scheduled to take place with counterparts from the Netherlands, Germany, France, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Belgium over the next few weeks.

In addition to these formal bilateral meetings, I regularly meet my ministerial counterpart at the monthly Agri-Fish Council meetings, and will have a further opportunity to discuss the future of CAP at the forthcoming informal Council meeting.

My Department officials are also having regular and constructive engagement with their counterparts.

Bilateral meetings since January 2018 where CAP Post 2020 was discussed