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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: That is 90,000 tonnes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: That is going towards producing Irish whiskey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: How does the price correspond to the farmer? Is there a contract system as is the case here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: Deputy McConalogue asked what immediate measures could be introduced to help the sector. What would be helpful in the short term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: Before we move on to the next lot of questions, I have to leave for another meeting. I ask Deputy Cahill, the Vice Chairman, to stand in for me for the next 30 minutes or 45 minutes. I apologise for having to leave. The next speakers will be Senator Mulherin, Senator Lombard, Deputy Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Daly and Deputy O'Mahony. Non-committee members will speak last. Is that agreed?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: I apologise for not being here earlier and perhaps my question was answered earlier. What percentage of tillage farmers sow corn on their own land as opposed to conacre?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: Is that short-term lease or long-term lease?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: Generally speaking, are the people who do this exclusively tillage farmers or do they also have cattle or sheep?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: The point might have been made earlier, but it is topical that we are discussing the tillage sector in view of the difficult harvest we have had in recent weeks. When the committee was established last year we felt this body of work needed to be done and that we needed a discussion about where the tillage was going and its future viability. This is the beginning of the process today. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: That is right. Unfortunately, we cannot control the weather.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: We will have representatives from the organic sector before the committee in a few weeks time and that will fit into the whole process. I take it we are all happy with that section. We will move on to the next section we are here to discuss, namely, the review of the nitrates regulations. I will hand over to IFA president.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: The president has confidence in them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Healy for his presentation. We will try to get through this section as quickly as we can, as we have all been here for quite a while at this stage. I will take questions from the members and then bring in whoever among the witnesses wishes to respond to them. The members offering are Deputies Cahill and Martin Kenny and Senators Lombard and Paul Daly and I will call them in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: There is no doubt about any sector but in respect of the sector we are dealing with here, the investment that has been made over many years is probably a good news story. In respect of the engagement the IFA has had over the past year, what kind of reaction has it got? What reaction has it received regarding telling the story about the money we have invested here in Ireland and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: It is a good news story.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: I call Senators Lombard and Paul Daly, after which we will come back to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: This is a very important issue for the whole sector. Food Wise 2025 sets very ambitious targets in respect of increasing our exports by 50%. If we do not achieve what we want to achieve in this area, we will be in serious trouble. As Senator Paul Daly said, we are all on the same page on this issue. We will do what we can from our side of the fence to ensure that we get a positive outcome...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (27 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a school (details supplied) can appeal against the loss of an extra teacher in view of the fact that at the time it was assessed it did not have sufficient numbers but now has enough pupils to warrant the extra teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40844/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: It is now four years since the motorised transport scheme was discontinued and there has been much talk in recent months as to when a new scheme could be up and running. Will the Minister indicate exactly his timeframe for the introduction of the new scheme under the health (transport support) Bill?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (28 Sep 2017)

Pat Deering: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider further divisions in the adjacent and non-adjacent rate (details supplied) of the SUSI maintenance grant with a view to creating a tiered scale rather than the current system in which only one threshold of 45 kilometres is considered. [41029/17]