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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: I remind members and delegates to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. I welcome from the Organic Farmers Representative Body Mr. Padraic Finnegan, chairman; Mr. Padraic Connelly, secretary; Mr. Enda Monaghan and Mr. Michael Lambert, committee members. I thank them for forwarding their submission and coming before the joint committee. By...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Finnegan. That was fairly informative.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: There has been quite a bit of surprise among people, particularly with regard to the payments and why they should not or could not be online. Many years ago, all of us on the old system were told to send in a bank account number or we would not get paid. If it is online, at least it gets processed and cleared and goes out in a batch. I have just taken a few minutes to read the rules. Is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: Mr. Monaghan might clarify an aspect of the new scheme that was announced or revised in May. Is it the case that annex 5, which determines the activities in respect of which payment can or cannot be draw down, is really the problem?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: With the exception of minimum tillage and catch crops.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: I should also mention arable grass margins, which-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: Hedgerows and everything else are different.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: With the exception of catch crops and minimum tillage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: Obviously, this is only in place since May. During the three years in question, did negotiations or discussions take place between the witnesses and the officials in the Department and the Minister's office?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: What was the reason for this level of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: This was over five years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: Farmers can still get the basic payment scheme on top of this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: I believe it was for the first 20 hectares.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: It is something we could get from the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: There is probably enough in the allocated fund.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: I come from a similar area with hills in the east. The big thing will be farming practices. Dipping and dosing of sheep are seen as essential for keeping them on a hill, but that would have to end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Andrew Doyle: With what though?