Agri Politics
The budget allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been reduced to €1.9 billion.
Agri-Business
Expenditure on pay in the Department of Agriculture has increased as a result of Brexit, Minister McConalogue has said.
The slow draw down of grant aid is the reason behind the Department of Agriculture recording a spending deficit of €106 million last year.
The amount of money spent by the Department of Agriculture on advertising and publicity in 2016 jumped 30% on the previous year.