At the launch of the IFA's policy, 'Brexit - The Imperatives for Irish Farmers & the Agri-Food Sector, were IFA director general, Damian McDonald, IFA president Joe Healy and IFA chief executive Rowena Dwyer. \ Finbarr O'Rourke
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“It is clutching at straws to look at opportunities out of Brexit,” was the stark message from IFA president Joe Healy as the IFA launched an analysis of the implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
With British Prime Minister Theresa May about to trigger Article 50 next week, Healy described Brexit as “the biggest threat to Irish farming in the history of the State”.
The IFA say tariff-free access to the UK is vital, but that it is equally important that equivalence of production standards be maintained by the UK. The €3bn hole in the CAP budget should be filled by funds from any UK withdrawal payment or member state funds.
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“It is clutching at straws to look at opportunities out of Brexit,” was the stark message from IFA president Joe Healy as the IFA launched an analysis of the implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
With British Prime Minister Theresa May about to trigger Article 50 next week, Healy described Brexit as “the biggest threat to Irish farming in the history of the State”.
The IFA say tariff-free access to the UK is vital, but that it is equally important that equivalence of production standards be maintained by the UK. The €3bn hole in the CAP budget should be filled by funds from any UK withdrawal payment or member state funds.
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