Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme: Discussion

4:00 pm

Mr. Mark Cunningham:

The only additional comment I wish to make in the context of our discussion on the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland scheme is that Bank of Ireland recognises the issues and challenges faced by the agriculture sector in the Brexit negotiations and discussions. We welcome the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's efforts to source alternative markets for beef, in which we are participating. We recognise that if there are any changes to the CAP scheme, we will have to figure out and factor in the implications they will have for farmers in general. Members might wish to return to this aspect of the matter during the course of our discussions