Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Beef Task Force: Discussion
Mr. Michael Dowling:
I did not say that. The beef task force was not set up to determine or to try to determine the price. The in-spec bonus changes which took place, which the task force was tasked to oversee the implementation of, were price-related. The increase in the bonus for animals under 30 months, the payment of a bonus for those over 30 months that was not paid previously and the other changes in the bonuses were price-related. That is the price element that came out of the agreement. The other elements that came out of it were set out in the various actions. The task force was asked to, first, oversee implementation of the changes in the bonus system and, second, oversee the implementation of the other 30-months-plus actions. That was the remit of the task force and that is what it has done. It was not asked to things beyond that.