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"Madam President, I welcome this oral question and the focused return to a very important issue. Over the past few months, I have carried out a number of rural meetings across Northern Ireland. At each event, I asked farmers to identify the main areas of change that are needed within the sector. Of huge importance was the need to reduce red tape, which is seen as both adding unnecessary cost and taking up valuable time. The level of paperwork and the complexity of the detail needed is creating a huge burden on farmers and increasing fears of penalties.
I also recently met with the chairs of local groups who are implementing the rural development programme in Northern Ireland. They firmly blame the heavy and bureaucratic nature of the audit requirements as a reason for the high levels of drop-out.
I, like you Commissioner, believe that there is a need for accountability of how we spend taxpayers’ money, but this bureaucratic burden is hindering the programme and the very people it was intended to help."@en1
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