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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Perhaps we could have the other two presentations from Mr. Healy and Mr. Dempsey and take questions after that. Senator O'Neill will have a few when he returns.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I will call Mr. Dempsey to make his presentation following which I will take questions from members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Thank you, Mr. Dempsey, for a thought provoking presentation. I regret that more members were not present. This was largely because of a Seanad debate. You have certainly given us food for thought, if you will pardon the pun.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Have you any more questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: In fairness, everybody else has questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I will allow that question to Mr. Barry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Yes, please, so we can bank the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: The fact that you made that point will also go on the public record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: As I am conscious that members may end up being called to a vote, I intend to bring in the witnesses. Notwithstanding the presence of only four members, the ball has been hopped back fairly to the witnesses' side of the net to respond to some challenging questions. Mr. Cormac Healy should respond first, followed by Mr. Shane Dempsey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: A vote has been called in the Dáil and there are three Deputies here who must vote. I do not want to cut the witnesses short nor do I want to delay them for 15 minutes to respond to a few questions. Mr. Barry wants to come in briefly. I will then call Mr. Dempsey. We will try to get through the questions if that is possible. I do not want to rush the witnesses but if they are happy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the witnesses. The meeting has been very informative and thought-provoking. Next week, Bord Bia and the Irish Dairy Board will attend the committee. The farm organisations have been in attendance. I see a common sense of purpose between the producers and the processors in fighting the distortion in the market. It has been a common theme in all four presentations. It gives an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (9 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: The Senator was determined to get a word in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) with Irish Dairy Board and Bord Bia (16 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: We have two groups today, the first being the Irish Dairy Board. I welcome Mr. Vincent Buckley, chairman, Mr. Joe O'Flynn, managing director of consumer foods division, Ms Anne Randles, secretary, and Mr. Bernard Condon, director of dairy trade and ingredients. Before we commence I must go through the issue of privilege. I bring to the delegates' attention that witnesses are protected by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) with Irish Dairy Board and Bord Bia (16 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Buckley for his comprehensive overview.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) with Irish Dairy Board and Bord Bia (16 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I will make two points. Senator Susan O'Keeffe made a point on targets. I consider the targets set and "co-opetition" to be linked because unless one has "co-opetition" in developing production capacity and achieving growth, internally and externally, as the board's chief executive officer observed when Food Harvest 2020 was announced, there is not much point in producing more to stand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) with Irish Dairy Board and Bord Bia (16 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: As is increasing production. It all hinges on that. Let us be honest; that is the key. The question also arises of who will pay for it. The CEO of the Irish Dairy Board said a couple of years ago that the investment cost of increasing capacity would be €850 million. In the context of volatility, reference was made to hedge funds and Government support. This might not be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) with Irish Dairy Board and Bord Bia (16 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I am conscious of time. Bord Bia has developed the Origin Green label and there might be synergy between the two. Senator O’Keeffe’s question might be better directed at Bord Bia. The question is whether the Irish Dairy Board is precious about the Kerrygold label only being used for dairy products. It appears that is not necessarily the case, but the cost of expanding it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) with Irish Dairy Board and Bord Bia (16 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Are Irish ingredients or those of foreign-based subsidiary companies of Irish PLCs used in the production of those products?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) with Irish Dairy Board and Bord Bia (16 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Food Harvest 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) with Irish Dairy Board and Bord Bia (16 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Buckley and his colleagues for engaging with us so openly and giving us a good overview. This is the first time the Irish Dairy Board has had an opportunity to come before the committee and I do not recall its coming before the previous committee of which I was a member. The Irish Dairy Board is critical to developing the potential of Food Harvest 2020 in the dairy sector....