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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025 (Resumed): Bord Bia (21 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank Ms McCarthy for her opening statement. Before I call Deputy Cahill, Ms McCarthy might enlighten the committee on the role Bord Bia plays in live exports. They are a key part of the beef trade and competition is the lifeblood of trade. There was much commentary on that issue, particularly calf exports, earlier in the year. Ms McCarthy might enlighten us on the role Board Bia plays...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025 (Resumed): Bord Bia (21 May 2019)

Pat Deering: The committee has been dealing with the issue of the future of the beef industry for the past few weeks. There was some criticism in recent weeks directed at Bord Bia for not doing enough to address the capacity issue in Cherbourg. Is that an issue for Bord Bia to deal with directly or would it be dealt with by another area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025 (Resumed): Bord Bia (21 May 2019)

Pat Deering: On the same point, we will have the same number of calves, or perhaps more, next spring. Does Mr. Burke think we have addressed the issues that arose last spring such that we will not have the same problem next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025 (Resumed): Bord Bia (21 May 2019)

Pat Deering: The Deputy got it out of the way early.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025 (Resumed): Bord Bia (21 May 2019)

Pat Deering: That completes our business today. I thank everyone for their contributions. This is an ongoing process and we have our last hearings next week with two other groups. We then hope to complete our report by the second week in June. Today's contributions will be invaluable in drawing up that report. This is a major sector of the Irish economy, as the witnesses have outlined. It is of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: 204. To ask the Minister for Health when the respite house that was recently refurbished in Tullow, County Carlow, will be available for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22309/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: Apologies have been received from Deputies Marcella Corcoran Kennedy and Charlie McConalogue. I remind Members to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off before we commence. Is it agreed that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I remind members and witnesses to make sure their mobile phones are turned off completely please. We are meeting to continue our discussion on the future of the beef sector in the context of Food Wise 2025. From Teagasc, I welcome Dr. Frank O'Mara, director of research and Mr. Pearse Kelly, head of the dry stock knowledge transfer department. I thank them for coming before the joint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank Dr. O'Mara. I will now take questions from the members, Deputy Martin Kenny, Senator Conway-Walsh, Deputy Cahill, Senator Paul Daly and Senator Lombard, in that order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank the Senator. I call Deputy Cahill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank the Deputy. Senator Paul Daly is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I have a question before calling on Dr. O'Mara and Mr. Kelly to respond. In your presentation you mentioned that the key challenges in the future are CAP reform and climate change. Climate change is probably the biggest issue in the future. What work or research has Teagasc been doing recently to educate farmers today about the requirements of the future? Regardless of whether we like it,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: Before we proceed to Dr. Kelly, two members wish to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: The committee has spent much time on this matter in recent weeks. It is an important issue for the farming sector. Today is the committee's final hearing on the matter. We hope our report will be completed in the next couple of weeks. It is evident from our most recent few meetings that there is no silver bullet for the sector, but we hope to ensure that there might be a roadmap for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I remind members and witnesses to make their mobile phones are completely turned off. We will now discuss the unfair trading practices directive and the future of the beef sector in the context of Food Wise 2025. I welcome Ms Isolde Goggin, chairperson, and Mr. Fergal O'Leary who is a member of the commission, from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC. I thank them for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank Ms Goggin for her informative presentation. Deputy Cahill was the first member to indicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: Deputy Eugene Murphy has a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank the Deputy. There is no doubt that Ms Goggin's presentation is very helpful. In her last paragraph she straight away gives us one recommendation for our report, in my opinion, which is very helpful from our point of view. She recommends that a dedicated central body is required and I probably speak for everybody in our committee when I say that everybody would be in broad agreement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: On that point, is transparency a bigger issue on the whole as part of the problem? There would be a perception, rightly or wrongly, that it is not transparent enough, compared with the dairy industry, for example.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Pat Deering: Does Mr. O'Leary have any further comment on that?