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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. Deputy Cahill was the first member to indicate and the next was Deputy Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the Deputy. Before we go back to the Minister and to the other members, I have a couple of questions I would like to put to him. I was neither horrified nor surprised when I read in the Farming Independentthis morning that County Carlow is the driest county in the country at the moment. Myself and Deputy Cahill are arguably in the eye of the storm. The south east is the area where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister. Deputy McConalogue is next, followed by Senators Paul Daly and Mulherin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Before I move on to the next speaker, I note the potential cost of whatever product is being imported. Obviously, we were traditionally dependent on our nearest neighbour for imports but the fact that they will now come from further afield will, I presume, involve an extra cost. Is there any indication of that cost at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the Deputy. I have two more speakers but I will revert to the Minister first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: We will deal with that in the next part.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I now call on the two final speakers, Deputies Murphy O'Mahony and Fitzmaurice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I hope the Deputy will not start giving the weather forecast on a regular basis because that does not sound promising. Finally, I call Deputy Fitzmaurice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Before coming back to the Minister, I wish to make some brief points. In the discussions so far today we have heard a lot about the future. We have all seen, particularly in my part of the country, many young, enthusiastic, energetic and skilled people enter into the industry, particularly the dairy industry, in recent years since the abolition of milk quotas. I fear that those young...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I will let the Deputy come back in a minute. The Minister should conclude first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Deputy Cahill wishes to make a brief point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Will the Minister comment on the idea of an insurance scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before the committee today. I hope we will not have to address this issue again in a couple of months. That will depend on the weather and as Deputy Murphy O'Mahony noted earlier, the outlook is not encouraging in that regard. I hope she is wrong. We will suspend briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I remind witnesses, members and those in the Public Gallery to make sure their mobile phones are turned off completely as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting technology. We are here to discuss the fodder difficulties and the drought situation in the country from the farming point of view. I welcome from Bank of Ireland, Mr. Seán Farrell, head of agricultural business...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I will return to our witnesses. Will Mr. Ashmore say where we are in regard to the new scheme or what discussion has taken place in respect of what Deputy McConalogue said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Does that mean that whatever new scheme is introduced will not be of a similar type to the previous one where €150 million was available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Since it does not have a local presence, how can Joe Citizen, who is under whatever financial pressure, approach SBCI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Does AIB wish to address some of the matters raised by the two Deputies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: There are fewer dairy farmers, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Yes.