Agriculture expected to be top priority for Brexit fund
Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced on Wednesday that he would seek funding for “stabilisation and adjustment measures” from Europe for businesses most affected by Brexit.
Enda Kenny has said that he will seek funding for “stabilisation and adjustment measures” from Europe
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The agri-food and fisheries sectors are expected to be a top priority for any fund established to deal with the effects of Brexit.
The Taoiseach was speaking at an Institute of International and European Affairs event at the Mansion House in Dublin.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has already pressed home how much the farming and food sector already have been affected by Brexit.
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Minister Creed sits on the cabinet sub-committee on Brexit where he regularly highlights how vulnerable farming, food and fisheries are to the UK’s departure from the EU.
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ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed the news. Commenting, Kent said: “The agri-food sector have already paid a very high price for Brexit. Exchange rate movements and doubt about future trading arrangements has led to a complete collapse in confidence.”
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Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced on Wednesday that he would seek funding for “stabilisation and adjustment measures” from Europe for businesses most affected by Brexit.
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The agri-food and fisheries sectors are expected to be a top priority for any fund established to deal with the effects of Brexit.
The Taoiseach was speaking at an Institute of International and European Affairs event at the Mansion House in Dublin.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has already pressed home how much the farming and food sector already have been affected by Brexit.
Minister Creed sits on the cabinet sub-committee on Brexit where he regularly highlights how vulnerable farming, food and fisheries are to the UK’s departure from the EU.
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ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed the news. Commenting, Kent said: “The agri-food sector have already paid a very high price for Brexit. Exchange rate movements and doubt about future trading arrangements has led to a complete collapse in confidence.”
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