The government of the Republic of Ireland has established a consultative committee designed to assist the UK’s Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and protect Ireland’s interests in relation to the EU’s dairy regime.
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It was agreed as part of Agenda 2000 that the dairy regime, which details the milk quota system, would feature in the forthcoming Mid-Term Review of EU level policies. On the basis of these discussion it could be discontinued after 2006.
Joe Walsh, Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, told the Belfast News Letter: “Bearing in mind the key role that the milk regime plays in supporting the market for dairy products, it is very important that Ireland is well-prepared for the negotiations that lie ahead, particularly in relation to the future of milk quotas.
“I want to ensure that the outcome will be positive for Ireland, just as I successfully negotiated a very favourable agreement under Agenda 2000. Therefore, it is important that the various options are properly analysed.”
The committee, which will draw its members from, among others, farm organisations, industry representatives, and Teagasc (the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority), will submit a report to the Council in June.
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By GlobalDataTo be chaired by Tom Moran, the consultative committee will meet for the first time shortly.
