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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Most of my Mercosur questions have already been asked but I have one or two quick questions that I want to put to our guests. Mercosur has raised real concerns for farmers both in terms of the price they are going to get but also in terms of the quality and standards. As we mentioned earlier, a lot of questions are being raised on the environmental front as well as with regard to animal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I will move the goalposts a little now and move on to pigmeat products and the tariffs being imposed on EU pigmeat products by China. It is claimed that this is an anti-dumping measure. Investigations have been going on for some time at this stage but is evidence emerging of this? In the meantime and looking to the future as well, this is important because a large proportion of our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Is the focus solely on the tariffs, or is there effort into finding alternative markets as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: We are limited with our time. If Ms McPhillips has details on the efforts to find alternative markets, I ask her to forward those on to the committee. On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for their extensive answers and contributions, and for going back and forth with members today. Go raibh míle maith agaibh. As there are no further matters for discussion today, our...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 32. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions planned to ensure childcare providers participate in the core funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50193/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 46. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to expand on the number of community based childcare providers for County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50194/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Union (23 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 350. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment given threats to EU critical infrastructure arising from geopolitical developments and the subsequent attacks on pipelines in European jurisdictions, if up-to-date mapping information is available on Ireland’s undersea communications infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49676/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 100. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection since the introduction of updated regulations to modernise and streamline the social welfare appeals process implemented on 28 April 2025, if a reduction in processing times has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50807/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools in Cork county that have made contact with his Department due to recent changes to the procurement system under the school meals scheme; if the Department is working with each of these schools to ensure that their school meals can continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50806/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: So one catchment will be done at a time but all the results will be published at the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Commissioner. The Fianna Fáil members have 17 and a half minutes, or three and a half minutes each with six minutes for the Commissioner to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: The Commissioner has six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: We will move to the next block which is Independent Ireland. It is five minutes for questions and answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: It is time to finish up, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Commissioner. I need to move to the next group. In this group, there are two and a half minutes per member for questions and answers. I will allow a minute and a half for each set of questions, and we will begin with Deputy Lawless.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Members should adhere to the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: The Commissioner has 40 seconds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Commissioner. I need to move on to the next speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: The floor is Deputy Toole’s.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: The next speaker is Senator Higgins. She has two and a half minutes.