Mattie McGrath Objects to Limited Debate on cap reform

Mattie McGrath objected to the limited debate time allocated to the cap reform and said six minutes is totally inadequate for such a serious issue. He also criticised the pruning of the fishing officials debate and warned that those affected are coming to Dublin next week to make a protest.

Limited debate on cap reform

He warned that six minutes for his group is totally inadequate and said a proper, meaningful and thorough debate is needed on the cap reform and its implications for Ireland and the Irish farmers.

Fishing officials debate curtailed

He said the time for the fishing officials debate has been pruned and curtailed, reducing opportunities for scrutiny of important matters under agriculture.

Groups affected and planned protest

He said groups like his had only six minutes and that the fishing debate had been wiped out; he noted that people are coming to Dublin next week to make a protest, which he described as rightly so.

Demand for more parliamentary time

McGrath called for more time for debate on agriculture and fishing issues and stressed the need for meaningful and thorough parliamentary discussion rather than limited allocations.