• Fine Gael Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

“I welcome our guests here this evening. It is important that we get the industry's perspective on the nitrates derogation and the potential impact on the economy. I acknowledge the witnesses' document and the ten-point plan has been very well made. It sets out good parameters where we as a farming community need to go and to see whether we can actually get to where we need to go regarding...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

“Regarding the industry, a 10% reduction in volume in 59 milk plants around Ireland, from Ballineen to Northern Ireland, means we are looking at a scenario where there could be issues in the industry itself and 59 could become 50, though I am not too sure. We need to start talking about how this will affect industry. Dairy farmers will absolutely be affected but the issue here is that we...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

“It is the perfect storm in many ways.”

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