Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion
Victor Boyhan (Independent)
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That is great and I appreciate it. The witnesses have a job to do and I have a job to do. I thank them.
Moving on, I thank Ms Fay, who facilitated us and was with us during our visit to the mushroom facilities in County Monaghan. It was very interesting and informative, and I thank her for that. Those of us who were on that visit very much value having had her present with us on that visit, which was a real eye-opener. A of lot work is going on there, and it is an ongoing project. I just want to acknowledge Ms Fay's presence here today and thank her for that facilitation.
We know that 80% of our mushrooms, and perhaps even a little bit more, are exported to the UK, so clearly the BAR fund kicked in there because of the implications of Brexit. Again, I presume all that BAR funding will dry up at the end of December. Will it?