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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I thank all of the speakers for coming in. I apologise for all of the breaks in proceedings but at least voting is finished now. It is great to have the Crosses here and to see such innovation. It is certainly very exciting. With regard to land, good grass and so on were mentioned. I imagine that, in the Mediterranean region, sheep are generally farmed on marginal land. In that respect,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Mr. Crosse mentioned 400 ewes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That is what you are talking about, is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: The witnesses said Enterprise Ireland has brought it as far as it can. I would imagine it is very attractive for Enterprise Ireland because, ultimately, it is export-driven because that is where the market is. It is not aiming at a domestic market as such. Has Sheep Milk Ireland tried to get Enteprise Ireland to meet with Department officials to agree a pathway forward or make it easier...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: There is probably merit in bringing it to the table. Enterprise Ireland is very good. We have seen it with just transition. Where there are impediments like that, it will work with ancillary agencies to advance the cause.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: The industry is very much non-competing. If somebody has a solar operation, it fits perfectly with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: The only other challenge is that they must be very parochial and provincial at the start. They must get a processor so whoever they get as their supplier must be in that immediate area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: When does Sheep Milk Ireland see itself in production?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: On the scale that it is talking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I am conscious that other people need to come in. So we are looking a 400-ewe model. What would be my typical start-up costs if I wanted to go into that and I am a dry stock farmer at the moment running sheep?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is it fair to say there is really no volatility in the witnesses' prices unlike probably dairy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I apologise for having to leave the meeting but I was listening in and I have read the presentations. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. A number of producers and people in the market have taken significant steps to provide an alternative. They have invested heavily in doing this. It could be said, perhaps, that the witnesses should have taken all reasonable steps to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: They are long established commercial entities. They feel confident they will be able to do it. They would say they saw in the wind that it was coming. I know Mr. O'Connor said the ban is not yet European-wide but was it not banned in France, Germany and Denmark in 2019?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Metal is also an option. Have the witnesses looked at metal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is what was referred to as happening in Northern Ireland a suitable halfway solution? I refer to existing stock in yards being allowed to be sold post the cut-off date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is the approach being taken in Northern Ireland acceptable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I apologise to the witnesses for the delay in getting here but I was listening in from the office. I thank them very much for their contributions. Addressing Dr. Doherty first, I am sorry to hear she is unwell at the moment. An issue that is often raised with me is that people are becoming more aware of autism and are coming to the realisation that children in their family may have it,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: On the training workshops that ADI is providing, what has been the reaction? Obviously, there are significant demands on GPs and the medical profession generally. Is the profession seeing this as a chore or as a real opportunity to skill up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: It goes without saying that this is a very important committee. It is great to get the insight of so many people. Heretofore, we have been very much focused on and to some degree preoccupied with the issue of young people. It is good to hear Dr. Doherty refer to the challenges that are there for adults also. The data she presented from Sweden are quite frightening. Politicians get very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Dr. Doherty, Mr. Hunt and Dr. Tamming for attending. In respect of the NDA and the fact there was not an opportunity for a review in the EPSEN Act, the authority’s secondary recommendation, given the first would have been to have the review under the EPSEN Act, involves doing it as part of the forthcoming UNCRPD implementation strategy review. Has there been any feedback...