Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) with UFA and IFA

3:55 pm

Mr. John Bryan:

I would be glad to take his pay.

Mr. Gunning will answer Deputy Ferris's question on dormant stakeholders. I agree with him that farmers manage the hills. Mr. McCarthy, who is from the Deputy's region, and Mr. Fadian, who is from County Mayo, know about the management of hills from experience.

As Mr. Gunning stated, undergraze burn-off is permitted for six weeks longer in Northern Ireland, which makes a significant difference. Two weeks ago, one could not burn land because it was too damp and cold.

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