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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Is there a time limit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: No. It usually has to be done before the budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will continue. We have 45 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I will come back to the Minister. Is Deputy Ó Cuív finished?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I will come back to Deputy Ó Cuív. Senator Comiskey is the only other member who has indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We have all the main questions. There is a general point on the output which is not directly related to budget but perhaps will be, cognisant of the ongoing climate change obligations, that is our output increase and current output to which land mitigation is factored in so that we do not face huge penalty or curtailment. The next point is particularly relevant in my area, which is that TB...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Value is added.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy, we want to get around the points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Can the Minister clarify one point? He said earlier that some of the areas are demand led, so what happens in the event of storms like those that occurred last year occurring again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: In fairness, Deputy, we must move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will move on. Senator Comiskey had questions about GLAS and genomics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I have a comment on land leasing which occurs to me and which I may have mentioned already to the Minister. Some of those involved with the farm managers and Macra na Feirme approached me at the National Ploughing Championship and said that while the €40,000 upper limit is very good and helpful, there is an issue whereby young farmers are getting a 25% top-up as more of the money is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: It applies to smaller holdings. If one has 200 acres and gets €200 tax free, that is fine for a long-term lease. If one gets €300 per acre, one is getting a lot more and one only gets the €40,000. Smaller acreage is particularly where it applies. It is often a very big addition to a young farmer's enterprise where he or she is actually able to add perhaps 50 acres....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The health insurance analogy is very relevant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the members, the Minister and the officials for this engagement. I hope the Minister appreciates from the earlier part of the meeting that the committee wants to be proactive on targets and outcomes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I remind members, delegates and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. During the first part of the meeting which will be in two parts we will discuss issues relating to the sheep sector. During the second we will discuss issues relating to the dairy sector. I welcome from the Irish Farmers Association Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Lynskey and Mr. Downey for their presentations. I call Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Yes. A separate set of witnesses will come in for the second part.