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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: It has collected a levy and has charged farmers for dropping it at its depot. It had lucrative years exporting it in the past. If it had to take a loss now and export it to the UK, why is it stockpiling it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: We will be asking it in a few minutes' time. Deputy Brown, you wanted to get in again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald. Has anyone else a question for Mr. Fitzgerald?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Yes, Senator Murphy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice. On behalf of the committee I thank Mr. Fitzgerald for engaging with us on this topic of farm plastics. I know it is his business but I appreciate him coming in to give us a very frank explanation for us on the issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I propose to suspend the meeting now for a few minutes to allow our other witnesses to join the call. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: For this second part of our meeting I welcome from the Irish Farm Film Producers Group, Mr. Liam Moloney, general manager; Ms Geraldine O’Sullivan, director and company secretary; and Mr. Tom Dunne, chairperson. Mr. Dunne has not yet joined the call, we are trying to connect with him now and he may join us as we progress the meeting. The witnesses are all very welcome to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: That is a direct question to the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Martin Browne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: That is okay. My secretary gave me a list.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: That is no bother. I call Deputy Michael Collins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Following on from Senator Lombard's questioning, Mr. Moloney said only the plastic collected by the IFFPG concerns him. The IFFPG collects a levy on 100% of the plastic. Independent operators have collected because, in fairness, it is recognised that very little plastic is thrown in farmers' yards around the country. The vast majority of it is collected. Whether an extra 15% or 18% of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Why is it not the responsibility of IFFPG? It collected the levy on it. The plastic is there and must be recycled. How does that responsibility change with the fact that it is in an independent collector's yard rather than a farmer's yard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: A significant amount of plastic is stockpiled. Mr Moloney said himself the IFFPG has some of it stockpiled. A significant amount of it is stockpiled by independent operators. Does Mr. Moloney believe the stockpiling of plastic poses an environmental challenge? Would he be confident that it is all stockpiled safely?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Okay. Are the stockpiles of plastic inspected? Is there a regulatory body for inspecting it when it is stockpiled? How does the IFFPG store it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: The way it is stored is, therefore, open for inspection and independent operators and the IFFPG all have the same regulations as regards storing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Moloney. I call Senator Paul Daly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Senator Daly, allow Mr. Moloney to answer the question and then you can come back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Mr. Dunne has indicated that he wants to comment and there are other Deputies waiting to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Fitzmaurice.