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

Photo of Joe CooneyJoe Cooney (Clare, Fine Gael)
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More than 5 million tonnes of grain were imported in 2024. That is an awful amount of grain to be importing. We could only provide 1.5 million or 2 million tonnes ourselves in 2024. Could something be included there to get a balance and allow us to provide more in our country rather than importing? Would that be possible or would it be far cheaper to export than to provide funding to grow more in our country?