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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: One hundred cases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: How did Coillte decide the 100?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: It is 100 out of 630.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: In the reviews to date, has there been any instance of a gap between the premium and the payment of the annuity, as in year 20 versus whatever?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: There were 60 partners who had no payments for a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: The seven were referenced. I think there was a story years ago, when we were all a little bit younger, The Secret Seven. We have been talking about them all day. What efforts has Coillte been making up to now to alleviate the difficulties that these seven apparently have? There may be more but there are seven at the moment who have difficulties. Are they engaging with Coillte? Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: Is it a common problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: That is why the local authority would want a bond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: That is a broader issue than the one we are discussing today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: We are getting there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: The Senator has stolen my thunder to a certain extent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: To follow on from what was said by Senator Mulherin, there is no doubt the witnesses have done much work since we met them last December but I wonder where we would be in that regard were it not for the work of the committee. Coillte has written to 630 farmers, received replies to 5% of those letters, put a new process in place and will have a new commercial statement, all of which is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: Has much work been completed in terms of that engagement with the IFA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I ask that the witnesses keep the committee in the loop in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: That follows on from my question. We will also request-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: -----updates from the IFA. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I acknowledge the witnesses have provided the committee with updates. An interim report was sent to us just after Christmas and another in recent weeks. Engagement and information are very important in terms of the ability to progress the matter. I thank the witnesses for their engagement over the course of the lengthy meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (6 Mar 2018)

Pat Deering: We are in public session. I remind members to make sure that their mobile phones are turned off. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (6 Mar 2018)

Pat Deering: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completely. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before commencing in public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to Agriculture, Food and the Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Pat Deering: We are in public session. I remind members, those in the Public Gallery and witnesses to make sure that their mobile phones are completely turned off as the signal affects the communications systems here. We are here to discuss climate change issues specific to agriculture, food and the marine. I welcome, from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Dr. Matthew Crowe, director of the...