Agriculture Industry
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-14
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Martin Heydon (FG), Kildare South

Extending them for as long as we possibly can under state aid rules was a key recommendation of the commission. There are 31 recommendations in total. We have started this already. An implementation team has been established in my Department and it will work on the recommendations of the commission. While some recommendations are for consideration and progress in the context of the next CAP, others can be progressed in a shorter timeframe.
I want to work on those practical measures with Members of this House but also with members of Macra na Feirme and other farming organisations to make real and tangible changes. This issue really does matter and does get to the heart of our farming system, people planning for the future and planning future investment. There are many good supports in that space. The Deputy is right that our economy is at full employment and that there are challenges that come with this fact, including the other opportunities that are out there. The next generation will probably be the best educated ever, which means there are competing demands for us in that space too.

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