Agriculture minister says it's his 'ambition' to secure future derogation deals for Ireland

Martin Heydon said securing derogation deals for Ireland post 2028 was his 'ambition' for the future
Agriculture minister says it's his 'ambition' to secure future derogation deals for Ireland

EU environment commissioner Jessika Roswall and agriculture minister Martin Heydon meeting earlier this year.

Agriculture minister Martin Heydon said it was his “ambition” to have more derogation agreements for Ireland secured in the future.

“Future derogations, that'll be very much my ambition, that we would have that into the future as well, because this is delivering for water quality, but it's also supporting our farmers, and it has proved positive that our farming system in Ireland is very different to the rest of Europe.” 

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