Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion
Mr. Sean Coughlan:
We are not a lobby organisation. That is the first thing. Having said that, the critical thing, as I said earlier, is that I do not want to see any farmer who has acted in good faith negatively impacted. That is an underlying principle and I would take that as a given. I accept some of the bull breeders are impacted. It is important to bear in mind the number of pedigree bulls going to SCEP compared to non-SCEP. The 2022 figures show about 40% went to SCEP and 60% went to non-SCEP.