Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres

9:30 am

Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

I do not believe we were two and half years late. We had a forestry programme that ended in 2020. Just like we did with the CAP, we rolled that over for two years because it was less disruptive. We were also in the middle of trying to fix a very difficult situation.