Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agricultural Schemes: Discussion

Mr. John Enright:

The issue there is that the reference costs are completely unrepresentative of what is happening on the ground. We are facing the mica levy next September as well. There is a strong emphasis that farmers need to do more on the environment. We are not getting the support we require. Our president mentioned the Food Vision for beef and dairy. The funding is not coming. We do not have indexation. People can talk about the environment but they need to match it with the funding.