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
Ms Louise Byrne:
We met and provided an update on progress. It does not mean that work has not been ongoing. Significant work has been ongoing on the actions in the Food Vision tillage report. The Food Vision tillage report is for all stakeholders. It is not just directed at the Department or Teagasc. All stakeholders have a role in trying to increase the area. I accept that hitting 400,000 ha will be very challenging. The reason people have moved into dairy is that dairy is more profitable.