In the outgoing CAP Pillar I payments were basic farm subsidies. Pillar II were for rural development and environmental improvement. The next CAP will roll the two up together and apply a cut as high as 24%. Many fear the Pillar II will lose out. Dr Emma Dillon from the Teagasc National Farm Survey tells us about which farms depend on Pillar II payments most. 

<p>In the outgoing CAP Pillar I payments were basic farm subsidies. Pillar II were for rural development and environmental improvement. The next CAP will roll the two up together and apply a cut as high as 24%. Many fear the Pillar II will lose out. Dr Emma Dillon from the Teagasc National Farm Survey tells us about which farms depend on Pillar II payments most.&nbsp;</p>

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How Important are Pillar II Payments?

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CountryWide - 7 November 2026

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However much smaller the eventual CAP budget ends up being, who gets what proportion of it is entirely in the gift of the Minister for Agriculture. We ask Martin Heydon what guarantees he can give farmers, and we speak to him about the stalled cuts in farming emissions.  

<p>However much smaller the eventual CAP budget ends up being, who gets what proportion of it is entirely in the gift of the Minister for Agriculture. We ask Martin Heydon what guarantees he can give farmers, and we speak to him about the stalled cuts in farming emissions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

How Important are Pillar II Payments?

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