Concern local farmers missing out over CAP Posted: 9:06 am January 30, 2021
By Roisin Henderson
FERMANAGH’S farmers face being “left behind” their neighbours to the south as the consequences of Brexit continue.
That’s the fear of many in the county, with local Cllr Anthony Feely expressing concern that farmers and rural communities here “could be left behind as the south moves ahead with implementing its €10.5 billion share of the EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).”
“There is no certainty for farmers about funding beyond 2022 and no progress on the British government’s Shared Prosperity Fund,” said Cllr Feely.
“The Dublin government has undertaken a public consultation to inform their CAP national strategic plan with a confirmed budget of €10.5 billion.
Sutherland is the poor relation when it comes to funding By Contributor Published: 15:00, 30 January 2021
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It sounds like a lot of money â £700,000.
Itâs the Sutherland share of the Highland Coastal Communities Fund (HCCF) â the Crown Estate dividend â for this financial year and the last one, rolled into one bundle of cash to be dispensed for eligible projects in this county.
The central Highland pot which came down from the Crown Estates, was shared out by length of coastline and very unusually, Sutherland emerged from the calculation with the largest amount of money compared with the other area committees.
Why Boris Johson’s bag of gold may not prevent Scottish independence Scots are starting to rank sovereignty above money, as England’s Brexit voters did in 2016. Through SNP eyes, Boris Johnson’s visit to Scotland resembled nothing so much as a scene from
Blackadder: heavily powdered and bewigged, a feckless aristocrat and his court trundled north in a gilded Brougham filled with giggling and groping, and with one watchful eye on the window: “We’re facing a horde of ginger maniacs, with wild goats nesting in their huge orange beards, or, to put it another way, ‘the Scots’.” There is purpose to the SNP s portrayal of Johnson as an unwelcome and unserious guest. The PM is being “othered”, with considerable effect. His poll ratings north of the border hover around sub-zero; for much of the past year he has found himself reduced to being the Prime Minister of a distant, unreachable England; an Etonian fop, he is not “one of us” but “one of them”.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said:
Today’s figures show signs of resilience in Scotland during the Autumn months, however we continue to live in challenging times.
Throughout the pandemic, the UK Government has taken quick and decisive action to protect jobs and support businesses, providing more than £280 billion in support including the furlough scheme, business loans and self-employed income support.
For those looking for work our Plan for Jobs is delivering skills development and creating new jobs through Kickstart for young people, sector work programmes and recruitment of thousands of work coaches.
This direct support is on top of £8.6 billion additional funding given to the Scottish Government.
Farmers and rural communities in the North could be left behind as the Republic moves ahead with implementing its share of the EU's CAP budget, Northern Ireland Agriculture Committee chairman Declan McAleer has warned.