I see a report by a group of activists has accused European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan of showing Irish bias.

The report flags Commissioner Hogan as one of five its says appear to have a bias towards lobby groups from their native countries.

Of the 102 encounters between Hogan and lobby groups since December 2014, 29 have been with Irish interests. Irish agriculture makes up the bulk of these. The IFA secured seven meetings,while Ibec, which lobbies on behalf of the meat industry, and the ICMSA secured four meetings each and ICOS had three meetings.

With Brexit looming, one might argue it is not unusual for the European Commissioner for Agriculture to regularly engage with the sector and country with the biggest exposure.