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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Healy and Mr. Dillon for a thought-provoking presentation. As always, in fairness to Macra na Feirme, there is always some thinking outside the box. There are huge challenges going forward with regard to the labour issue and generational renewal, which we have been talking about, just to name a few. The young farmers of today will be the older farmers of tomorrow. We have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I remind members and witnesses to make sure that mobile phones are turned off, please. At the second part of the meeting, to discuss different approaches and new opportunities in Irish agriculture, I welcome, from BASE Ireland, Mr. Louis McAuley, chairman, Mr. Conor O'Flaherty and Mr. Jonny Greene. The committee thanks them for coming today to discuss the issue of conservation in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Flaherty. I had the opportunity to visit Mr. Green's farm earlier this year to see exactly how the whole process works. It was very impressive. The point that there are many young farmers involved is going against the grain of the high age profile of farmers in general that we discussed earlier. New technology and new ways of doing things seem to be encouraging young farmers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I will look at the schedule.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I will ask a couple of questions before I go back to the witnesses. They mentioned greening measures. With the new CAP that is around the corner, with ongoing negotiations and talks, the perception is that the present greening measures that were introduced in the last and the present CAP have not really worked. Do they have any view on that and what way would they see that going in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: It would be drier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: What kind of assistance? What exactly would that be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I call Mr. Greene.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: No, I was going to ask about that again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: For information purposes, we will have UCD before the committee in two weeks' time and it might be a topical issue to discuss with them. We met them when we visited Brussels a couple of weeks ago and they are coming before the committee to discuss similar matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: In the context of the new CAP, all of the discussion to date has been about funding. As regards the policies in it, would Mr. McAuley see a greater emphasis on research?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: Before Mr. McAuley carries on, how did matters go this spring from a practical point of view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: We did a report on the tillage sector before Christmas and one of the big things we learned was that input costs were increasing year on year, which was a huge problem because income was not increasing. The best way of addressing this is to reduce costs, which is what farmers are doing, and getting the optimum price at the other end. This is a positive way of going forward but developing if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the witnesses for what has been a very interesting discussion on different ways of doing things.

Public Accounts Committee: Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure (Resumed)
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I welcome Vicky, Stephen and Cian and thank them for appearing before the committee to tell us their heartbreaking story in graphic detail. Obviously, the past period of time has been very difficult for them. I recall a certain individual a number of years ago making the point about another person who had passed away that he had done the State some service. There is no doubt that Vicky,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 May 2018)

Pat Deering: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which supports are provided to children with special educational needs in County Carlow through SNAs, special classes and resource teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22328/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 May 2018)

Pat Deering: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the schools involved in the bundle of five that are currently being constructed under a PPP process will be available for the new school year; if not, the contingency plans being put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22329/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 May 2018)

Pat Deering: 460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the resources which have been made available for social farming in 2018; the way in which this may be made more sustainable for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22370/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (22 May 2018)

Pat Deering: 508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed footbridge will be completed at Carlow train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22371/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)

Pat Deering: I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are completely turned off. I welcome from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dr. Cecil Beamish, assistant secretary, Ms Josephine Kelly, principal officer, and Ms Carol Forrest, assistant principal officer, in the sea-fisheries policy and management division. I thank the witnesses for...