Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On programme C, the allocation to Teagasc has been more or less static for the past number of years. Considering the reliance which so many sectors have on Teagasc-led research, is the Minister satisfied that its budget is sufficient to do all that we have been asking it to do? In every sector we discuss at this committee, we refer to the need to Teagasc to carry out some work. Is its budget sufficient to allow it to do everything that is required of it? Obviously there are additional pressures on the organisation arising from the ongoing climate action debates.