More than 1,000 farmers have applied to buy tickets for the opportunity to question EU Commissioner Dr Franz Fischler on his CAP reform policies tonight.
A spokeswoman for the Irish Farmers' Journal, which is organising the event, said last night that there would be standing-room only at Goffs, Co Kildare, this evening for the session with Dr Fischler.
Billed by the journal as "An evening with Franz Fischler", farmers have paid €15 per ticket to attend.
Dr Fischler will take part in a question-and-answer session with the farmers on his controversial reform package which has broken the link between direct payments and farm production, and proposes to cut market supports for dairy farmers.
The session, which will be chaired by the editor of the journal, Matthew Dempsey, will also hear an overview of how the agreement affects Irish farmers.
This will be given by Mr Andy McGarrigle, principal officer with the Department of Agriculture and Food
Before the meeting, to begin at 6.30 p.m., Dr Fischler will meet the leadership of the Irish Farmers' Association, led by its president, Mr John Dillon.
Tomorrow morning the Commissioner will meet the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mr Walsh, where the implementation of the agreement will be discussed.
According to the Commission's press office in Dublin, Dr Fischler will also meet the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association and its president, Mr Pat O'Rourke.
The Commissioner is also scheduled to meet the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association president, Mr John Deegan, and the officer board of the organisation.
The ICSA was the only farm organisation in the State to back Dr Fischler's plan to fully break the link between direct payments and production.
The Department of Agriculture has sought submissions from the farming sector and interested parties on whether Ireland should opt for full or partial decoupling. The Irish meat-processing industry has been seeking to minimise the impact of falling meat production, which would be inevitable if full decoupling was to be introduced.