Irish funding secure despite enlargement

THE Government will continue to defend Ireland’s broad interests in the CAP mid-term reviews and particularly in the discussions on the future of the milk quota regime.

Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh gave the assurance to the ICOS annual conference in Limerick as plans went ahead for a visit to Dublin next Monday by EU Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler.

Despite the agreement in the European Council on the funding of enlargement, the examination in the Council of Agriculture Ministers of the Commission’s CAP mid-term review proposals will continue.