Seamus Boland is the President of the European Economic and Social Council, and a part time beef farmer. He makes the argument for maintaining the Pillar II payments as they are. 

<p>Seamus Boland is the President of the European Economic and Social Council, and a part time beef farmer. He makes the argument for maintaining the Pillar II payments as they are.&nbsp;</p>

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