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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: There is a compensation for loss of income in that TB scheme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: While a farmer is restricted there is compensation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: There is a unique situation here. Some 25 years of growth was lost to a disease outside our control and we have put no financial package in place for that. We are doing a serious injustice to those growers. It is something I will continue to harp on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Now, now. One at a time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: I am disappointed to learn that only nine ecologists have been working for the past while. My impression definitely was that more ecologists were working.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: My impression was that there would have been more. I was disappointed to hear that. I am glad to hear their number has been increased.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: I have two more members coming in together, namely, Deputies Carthy and Sherlock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: The Minister of State could outline the current plans.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Deputy Carthy should ask the question and allow the Minister of State to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: The Minister of State should allow Deputy Carthy to finish the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Deputy Carthy has asked the question so I will ask the Minister of State to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Deputy Carthy should let the Minister of State answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Deputy Carthy has asked his question and the Minister of State has answered it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Three more members want to ask supplementary questions. The Minister of State can answer Deputy Sherlock's question after that, because we are over time. I call Deputy Martin Browne. I ask him to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Regarding the sale of Ballymartle Woods, Coillte is a semi-State company, so I do not expect the Minister of State to comment. It is a matter for Coillte. It is fine to ask questions of Coillte about this matter, but I do not expect the Minister of State to pass comment on this issue. I ask her to address the other questions briefly, as we are over our time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister of State and her officials. We have had a very robust exchange for the last hour and a half. We have only one aim at this committee. We want to see an efficient forestry sector with more afforestation and the timely issuing of licences. We all want to get to one place. There are a few issues that we as a committee will not let go, one of which is ash dieback. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Pig Industry: Discussion. (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Before we begin, I remind members witnesses and persons in the public gallery to turn off their mobile phones. The focus of this afternoon's meeting is the examination of challenges facing the pig industry and fixed-price milk contracts. On 28 February, legal requirement for mask-wearing in all settings was removed. However, it is still good practice to use face coverings, particularly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Pig Industry: Discussion. (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: The parts are moving. I met the Minister in the corridor. I understand that a package was proposed this morning. The crisis still exists, though, so we are giving Mr. Cullinan the opportunity to put forward his point of view. If he has details of today's package, we can discuss those as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Pig Industry: Discussion. (13 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: I will take Deputy Carthy’s questions and then go back to Mr. Cullinan.