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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is it fair to say there is really no volatility in the witnesses' prices unlike probably dairy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I apologise for having to leave the meeting but I was listening in and I have read the presentations. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. A number of producers and people in the market have taken significant steps to provide an alternative. They have invested heavily in doing this. It could be said, perhaps, that the witnesses should have taken all reasonable steps to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: They are long established commercial entities. They feel confident they will be able to do it. They would say they saw in the wind that it was coming. I know Mr. O'Connor said the ban is not yet European-wide but was it not banned in France, Germany and Denmark in 2019?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Metal is also an option. Have the witnesses looked at metal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is what was referred to as happening in Northern Ireland a suitable halfway solution? I refer to existing stock in yards being allowed to be sold post the cut-off date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is the approach being taken in Northern Ireland acceptable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I suppose it would be remiss if I did not congratulate Mr. O'Toole on his appointment as well, just in case he feels I am taking the hump with him or something. I thank Bord Bia for attending and for the very detailed overview given. For the sheep farmers of Longford and the midlands, it would be remiss if I did not focus on sheep. I am always hugely impressed by the work Bord Bia does on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: What does Bord Bia spend, roughly, on marketing lamb in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: So, half a million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I was very interested in what Ms Ryan referenced regarding the carbon footprint. We started to track that in 2014, I think. Do we see a significant improvement or is it static as regards to 2014? Where are we now, almost ten years on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is Bord Bia tracking that with other national producers? If so, how do we compare with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: How favourable? In terms of the top five producers in the world, where is Ireland in that league table?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: In light of the journey we are going on, should there not be an international template for how we measure that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I fully accept and have no doubt about the validity of our figures. A lecturer told me one time that he can interpret statistics 100 different ways. I have absolute certainty in the validity of our figures. There is probably a message there for us. Farmers have made a long journey and have made considerable sacrifices. Other agencies will come to this committee and to the Joint Committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I know Mr. O'Toole cannot tell me where we are on the table, but if we were to use a soccer analogy, we are probably in the top 4 spots for Europe. We probably need to start emphasising that in the Bord Bia's marketing. It is a compelling message to say that Irish farmers are, at least, pitching with or, in many cases, ahead of their peers when it comes to carbon footprint.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is that the global, domestic and UK markets?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 251. To ask the Minister for Health when the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill is due to be published. [14179/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Protection (21 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 316. To ask the Minister for Finance if, following the Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process, the rent-a-room scheme can be expanded to allow households to rent the room to an asylum seeker. [12884/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (21 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 815. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the living-alone allowance is counted or discounted for the purpose of calculating the means for the fuel allowance. [12693/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: International Protection (21 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 821. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, following report of the the Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process, the full basic supplementary welfare allowance can be paid to asylum seekers who are not in direct provision and give parents of asylum-seeking children given access to...