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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 688. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a grant application by a council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43280/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Deputy Martin Browne. While the restrictions are in place, priority is given to members and non-members will have to take their place in the queue. Members are requested to ensure that, for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane, safe or flight mode. The agenda for today is the impact of Brexit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome representatives from the ICSA, Mr. Eddie Punch, general secretary, and Mr. Edmond Phelan, president. I welcome also representatives from the ICMSA who are joining us remotely, Mr. Lorcan McCabe, deputy president, and Mr. John Enright, general secretary. We received witnesses' opening statements which have been circulated to members. As we are limited in time due to the Covid-19...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Would Mr. Lorcan McCabe or Mr. John Enright like to respond? Mr. McCabe's mic is on mute. We cannot hear him. We cannot hear Mr. Enright either. We are not hearing the witnesses who are joining up remotely. There is a technical issue. I ask them to note their responses to Deputy Carthy's questions and we will come back to them. The staff are trying to sort out the issue. We will move...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: On the export of calves, has either organisation had talks with the shipping companies on the capacity they will have for calf exports? Will they have the same capacity that was available in the spring of previous years? Are the witnesses from the ICMSA on the air?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I can. The volume is low but we can hear you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: That is grand. I will let the witnesses from the ICMSA respond first as they have two sets of questions to address.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: That is fine. I ask Mr. Enright to go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the witnesses. Would Mr. Phelan like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Punch. I call Senator Lombard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: We will let the ICMSA go first this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I will let Mr. McCabe in shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: We are coming to the end of the time available so if Mr. McCabe wants to say something, he should do so now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank both organisations for attending. The next couple of weeks will be worrying for us, as will the first months of spring as we finally see how Brexit will play out. The agri-food sector is by far the most exposed. Some 90% of the potential tariffs of €1.6 billion that will apply under World Trade Organization rules will fall on the agri-food sector. We hope a trade deal will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome representatives from Bord Bia, Ms Tara McCarthy, CEO, Mr. Padraig Brennan, director, meat, food and beverage, and Mr. Shane Hamill, manager, strategic projects, who is joining us remotely. I also welcome representatives from the Irish Grain and Feed Association, IGFA, who are the joining the committee remotely, Mr. Bobby Roche, president, and Mr. Joe Connolly, IGFA member and CEO...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Just beef?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Have pork exports to China increased?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: If the answers to Deputy Fitzmaurice's questions are sent to the secretariat, we will circulate them among all members of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: The Irish Grain and Feed Association representatives might answer Senator Lombard's question on the ports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Should the €1.90 levy not be on a percentage basis on live exports? It is a high proportion of a calf on which I make €50 or €60 in the ring, compared with a good suckler that goes abroad and makes €1,400 or €1,500. It does not seem to be equitable. I am not trying to question the fund. It would still deliver the €500,000 but it could be more...