Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2013
163. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met any of the farming organisations recently in relation to common agricultural policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3964/13]
View answer172. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to meet the farming organisations in relation to the future common agriculture policy negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2315/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 172 together.
I have regular meetings with the farming organisations in relation to the common agricultural policy negotiations and these meetings are supplemented by frequent meetings at official level. In addition, the Consultative Committee on CAP reform, established by my predecessor, was set up for the specific purpose of obtaining the views of all stakeholders, farming organisations included, on the reform proposals. This committee comprises all the major farming and agriculture related representative organisations involved in Social Partnership as well as a number of academics. It meets at regular intervals, most recently in November of last year.
