In a clear shot at the €200/cow payment proposal made by Fianna Fáil agriculture spokesperson Éamon Ó Cuív last week, Coveney said the approach taken by Fianna Fáil over the years had been to throw money at agriculture like it was a charity case so farmers would just look after the land.Coveney made the comments when speaking at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis taking place this weekend in Citywest Hotel, Dublin. The minister added that agriculure is the heartbeat and there is no such thing as a low-profile minister for agriculture when Fine Gael are in power.