Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion
Tim Lombard (Fine Gael)
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I thank the gentlemen for their presentation. I will ask a few minor questions. Mr. Carroll mentioned fertiliser coming down from the North, which is a significant issue. Can he elaborate on the actual process? He mentioned that there could be stuff coming down to the South; for example, straw could be traded for a load of fertiliser going back. The potential route for the majority of fertiliser coming to Ireland is into the ports. It is quite possible now that it does not even have to go to the North to actually end up on an Irish farm.