AGRICULTURE Objectives - Department of Taoiseach

Actions will include:• supporting farm incomes, focusing on improving market returns andcompetitiveness;• protecting the interests of agriculture and food in the CAP Mid Term Reviewand in WTO negotiations;• ensuring that the EU Commission effectively manages the dairy and beefmarkets in the context of supporting producer prices;• achieving the highest standards of food safety and consumer protection;• intensive efforts to secure access for Irish food products to all availablemarkets;• enhancing the rural environment;• achieving the highest possible animal health status;• developing an innovative and competitive food industry; and• promoting structural change in the context of improving competitiveness,incomes and off-farm income earning opportunities.Actions1. CAP MID-TERM REVIEW1.1 Carefully consider the outcome of the impact analyses completed and thosecurrently underway both at national and Commission level and of theconsultative process with interest groups already in place.2