Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion

3:30 pm

Photo of Pat DeeringPat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. Healy and Mr. Dillon for a thought-provoking presentation. As always, in fairness to Macra na Feirme, there is always some thinking outside the box. There are huge challenges going forward with regard to the labour issue and generational renewal, which we have been talking about, just to name a few. The young farmers of today will be the older farmers of tomorrow. We have to remember that and put structures in place to deal with that issue. I thank the witnesses for their presentation. There is no further business in that area. We will suspend briefly until the next group of witnesses comes in.