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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: That concludes the deliberations. I thank Mr. Collins and Ms Randles for attending and making the presentation. I apologise for keeping them waiting outside for a while.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I remind members, witnesses and those in the gallery to completely switch off their mobile phones, rather than putting them in silent mode, as they affect the broadcasting system. I welcome the witnesses from Allied Irish Banks. They are Mr. Ken Burke, head of business banking; Ms Margaret Brennan, head of sectors; and Dr. Anne Finnegan, head of the agriculture sector. From Bank of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I thank Dr. Byrne. I call Deputy Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: "Was."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Before I go back to the witnesses, I have one brief question regarding new entrants and those who may have come into the dairy sector from a different sector in recent years, be it tillage or the beef sector. Do the banks have a breakdown of those numbers? What have been their credit requirements? Have they been for extra stock or infrastructure? Do the witnesses have those figures? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I now invite the Bank of Ireland representatives to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: If coming from the beef sector or the suckler sector, farmers will have significant collateral to bring with them. Farmers coming from the tillage sector are in a totally different situation. They have no stock and they have a totally different attitude. They are moving from a seasonal situation to a 24/7 situation. What is the experience of the banks in that regard? The question applies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I apologise for cutting across Dr. Finnegan but 20 years ago, the price per litre of milk was 28 cent. Some 20 years later, the cost has increased by 50%. This is where the problem lies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Mr. Crowley, can you address that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Is AIB happy enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I wish to address one final point in general before we finish. As part of our work, we have investigated volatility in the dairy industry. We looked at the New Zealand experience and the Northern Ireland experience, which has not been good in recent years. Have the banks examined this sector from a financial point of view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I will allow Senator O'Neill to contribute briefly, as we want to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Who wants to answer first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: We will start with the back row.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: That concludes our business. I thank the witnesses for attending. Like our meeting in the spring, this has been a useful exercise. As a result, we will compile a report. As the witnesses probably know, we brought all of the sectors involved in the dairy industry before us in recent weeks. We will compile our report in the coming weeks. It would be useful if recommendations came from it,...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I am pleased to speak on this important Bill in light of the recent discussion on crime in rural and urban areas. The legislation is designed to keep repeat burglars off the streets and improve the safety of communities by providing for the refusal of bail and tougher sentencing for repeat home burglars. Gardaí have expressed much frustration over the years about the revolving door...

Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Does the Deputy want us to leave them on the street?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [43016/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: We have a quorum and we will commence the meeting. I thank Deputy Jim Daly for attending. Apologies have been received from the Chairman who is away. Apologies have also been received from Deputy Spring and Senator Landy. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones as they affect the broadcasting system. I propose that we go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.