EU Budget Contribution

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 June 2018

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Questions (252)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

252. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of EU member states that are prepared to increase national contributions to the EU budget and MFF 2021-2027 in order to increase spending for Common Agricultural Policy, CAP; the estimated number of member states against increasing national contributions to the EU budget proposed by the European Commission in May 2018; and the increased national percentage in gross national income, GNI, terms needed for each member state to increase contributions to stop proposed cuts to CAP post-2020. [28632/18]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Recently in Madrid I agreed a Memorandum, with five of my European colleagues, seeking that CAP funding for 2021 - 27 would not be subject to cuts and would remain at the current level for the 27 EU member states.  Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Finland all signed the Memorandum.  Support has grown for this position and I understand that up to  twenty Member States have expressed support for this position.

Questions Nos. 253 and 254 answered with Question No. 250.