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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Does Mr. Reardon have any idea, what he would have expected if that all had gone to plan? Obviously, the Department at the time was encouraging people regarding their pension pot, investing, doing the right thing, and growing ash, which is what Mr. Reardon did. He did the right thing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: It was going to be a very sustainable and long-term pension for Mr. Reardon-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: -----and it was sold as guaranteed, secure and all of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Lastly, the other figure that jumped out at me is the administration cost per hectare within the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I was asking about the incredible increase in the administration costs by the Department. Will the witnesses comment further on that and what they imagine is behind such an alarming increase?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I have one final question with regard to the €5,000 climate action performance payment, CAPP, that was announced. That was maybe the biggest change or it was new, certainly with regard to what was announced in the changes to the scheme. With the changes the LTWO has proposed, obviously, a lesson for everyone here is that the scale of the issue is actually dependent not so much on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank Mr. White.

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Regional Group for bringing forward an important motion on an issue that is of real concern to farmers the length and breadth of this State. We have to start from the point that to date this has been handled very badly. We have had reports from Europe, most of which have come to farmers via the media. It is not the way to bring farmers with us and is a prime example of how not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to the proposals contained in the Commission on the Future of the Family Farm Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25711/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister give or has he given consideration to legislation Deputy Carthy and I brought forward regarding the establishment of a commission to look at the future of our family farms? Many farmers are very unsure about their future, and it would be very worthwhile looking at this subject to ensure we protect that future.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I know that strategy is there but in recent months, particularly in the past year, I have found that when I meet with farmers, they do not just talk about the schemes, income and viability. They are talking about their sons or daughters who have emigrated or the fact that they are wondering whether they should encourage their sons or daughters on to their farms in the first place. In the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I appreciate that. We are now well into 2024. We need consultation on how we get to that point and ensure that what is in the strategy comes to fruition, in particular for family farms. My father would not mind me saying he is not very old - he is in his early 60s. I have two brothers farming, and for them the future is uncertain. My father would not have thought that even ten years ago,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will properly engage with those affected by ash dieback in order to reflect their views in the reconstitution ash dieback scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25712/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I ask the Minister of State about the recent changes that have been announced to the scheme for those affected by trees with ash dieback. I was disappointed to learn from some organisations that there was no consultation with them on what the changes to the scheme would actually look like. That is deeply disappointing and was a mistake. We are now left with a situation whereby there are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. Of course here was engagement, which I acknowledge, in terms of the review report on the existing scheme. The report told us the State should cover the full cost of clearance and was also very clear in saying that the Department should explore the potential for a once-off ex gratia payment. There was engagement at that level when the review was...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: To be clear, there is no accusation in regard to the changes. The changes I am referring to are the additions to what was there, which everyone wanted to see. However, people wanted them reflected in the independent review report with which they engaged. The fact is that once the independent review report was completed, and an additional climate action performance payment and other changes...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the proposal to bring forward a solution for the group known as the forgotten farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25713/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I would like to get an update on the proposed solution that has long been promised but has yet to be brought forward for the forgotten farmers.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I acknowledge the Minister's long-standing commitment to this matter but the frustration is that, every time it is raised, we are told it is coming in the next few months. We constantly hear about the scoping out of the IT systems and all of that. I understand the new CAP was obviously the priority and that it has taken a lot of time and work. I commend the Department on all of that....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2024)

Claire Kerrane: The only question that remains is whether the Minister has an outline of a scheme, including who is going to get the payment, and if he has run it by the farm organisations and perhaps some forgotten farmers themselves to make sure he gets the scheme right. That is very important given the length of time the forgotten farmers have waited for the scheme. We must make sure the scheme the...