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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: I ask Mr. Graham to begin to finish up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: We can go into the statement in more detail in a few minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: I will have to ask Mr. Healy to conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: I thank the witness. We will go into more detail during questions and answers. The first to indicate was Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, followed by Deputies Willie Penrose and Charlie McConalogue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: If members are agreeable, I have no problem with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: We will return to the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: Mr. Healy may have forgotten to respond to the issue Deputy Corcoran Kennedy raised about a young farmer bonus.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: A number of members have indicated. I call Deputy Scanlon who will be followed by Deputy Fitzmaurice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: I thank the Deputy. Before I go back to the witnesses, I want to ask a couple of questions. There is no doubt that the beef industry has been going through a very difficult stage for the past while. It did not happen today or yesterday, even though it has probably become more prominent in recent times. We need a long-term solution. It could be a populist move to come up with a short-term...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: Exporters have saved a great deal of money in recent years due to the reduction in the levy, from €4.80 to €1.20, resulting in a considerable saving in recent years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: Which bodies is Mr. Kent talking about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: Senator Lombard had to attend a vote earlier. I will give him an opportunity to come in now before we wrap up this session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: I was waiting for them to conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: I was waiting for the Senator to come back to give him the opportunity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: I thank the Senator. I call on Deputy Danny Healy-Rae and I ask him to be brief as I want to wrap up the session quickly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: Has the Deputy a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: We have highlighted the issues. Have the Deputy a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: Today and last week we have been trying to come up with a solution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: I thank the Deputy. It is not only a Kerry issue but a countrywide issue. It is important-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)
Pat Deering: It will be a good summer. Will Mr. Punch wrap up briefly? We have to proceed to the second session.