Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Photo of Pat DeeringPat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will be having difficult conversations in the coming weeks as there does not appear to be a silver bullet to bring stability to the markets. Is it sustainable to continue to kill in excess of 35,000 cattle per week? Are our numbers too high in that regard? Where does the Department see our suckler numbers in 2030 compared with now?

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