Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion

2:00 am

Eileen Lynch (Fine Gael)
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Yes, but it is not targeted at storage. There has been underinvestment in the storage of grain. There is also the fact that people have to pay a commercial rate on drying storage but not for general agriculture and buildings. That is another massive cost for tillage farmers who are drying and storing grain.