Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Development of the Sheep Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I believe there was one factory that was going with a higher weight. Generally, when sheep get tight – maybe on the hogget side – factories can go a bit higher.

In the ICSA negotiations with the factories, can that be changed to go to 23 kg? What is the thinking behind it?