Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary)

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is perfect.

I concur with our Chair on TB. It looks like a huge increase in funding. Farmers have to get money but I am unsure about some of the proposals on the table about areas. Either a farmer is clear or not and that is the bottom line, rather than putting areas of danger together. It would destroy farms and whoever was the genius who came up with that needs to think again.

I am looking at agri-environment schemes. There is about €26 million or €27 million of an underspend there, if I am right. One heading is agri-environmental schemes and then I see the agri-climate rural environment scheme, where there is another €14 million of an underspend. Is that correct? On top of that is carbon tax measures and just transition fund. It is €13.65 million. There is a €7 million underspend there. What is that about?

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