Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee this afternoon to help us with this very important piece of work. What are their views on the ambitions in Food Wise 2025 in terms of the potential that was clearly outlined in it and what the reality is? Is what is contained in that plan sustainable? That is a key question.

Could the witnesses tell me more about the young farmer bonus, which has been referred, how they see that being distributed and where it would come from? I wish to focus on two points in the submission from the ICSA on the dairy sector paying for increased lairage capacity in Cherbourg. Could the witnesses expand on that comment? Could they expand on their proposal for an EU-level auditor to audit and publish who makes the profit from beef and expose retailers and processors that take excess margin from the food chain?