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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: To follow on from my point that the progeny of a five-star bull and five-star heifer should be five stars, which point was raised by Deputy Fitzmaurice and the Chairman, the delegates stated during our previous meeting with them that if one bought a five-star bull, it would retain its five-star rating. Is that not true?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Therefore, a five-star cow will continue to be a five-star cow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: For the purpose of the scheme. Therefore, progeny from five-star cows are five-star animals. With regard to genotyping, how many progeny must one see data on before one can actually change a rating? A heifer or cow that has had its first calf may have been ill, which would have consequences. Of the 27,000 or 29,000 herds that have been entered into the scheme, how many are now compliant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: That is part of the question I asked, which was not answered. How many progeny need to be tested before one can get an accurate picture of the genotype?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I mean for an individual cow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I thank the officials. Deputy Fitzmaurice has dealt with all of the issues they raised. In their submission to the committee they stated that the Organic Farmers Representative Body is an umbrella organisation. They have dealt with the four issues it raised that were of concern to it. I would not dismiss its concerns and the issues it raised. The officials have dealt with the new organic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: The average household income in Austria compared with Ireland explains why the rate is 14% to 16%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: The average herd size is approximately 25.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Reference was made to "livestock". Is that bovine livestock? The sheep flocks look very small.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (17 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I am sorry; I missed that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Deputy Ferris said he could not support this. Does he consider harness racing to be under HRI? Harness racing could be under sport horses, for which there is a totally different fund. We are very proud of our sport horses but have lost a lot of our world status for breeding them, so I ask the Minister to continue to pay attention to that. I welcome this allocation of funds because in...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Last week, the Members in Opposition raised the issues of single farm payments and all the different farm schemes and accused the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of not making payments to farmers. Does the Leader have an update on the matter and what farm scheme payments have been made? Could we invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the House to outline...

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

Pat O'Neill: Most of the points have been covered but I want to thank Mr. Collins for his presentation. On a relevant point, Mr. Collins has shown in graphs the problems with the Russian and Chinese markets. How advanced are these nations in terms of increasing their own supply? If China started to get into milk production, especially into powder production, it would have a major effect on Ireland's...

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

Pat O'Neill: We mentioned the Russian market and the EU ban. From where is Russia sourcing products now?

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

Pat O'Neill: There is product going in on the black market and through the back door. Are those the Baltic states?

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

Pat O'Neill: I point out to Deputy Penrose that Deputy Deering was the only farmer who was making money. I am not a dairy farmer.

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

Pat O'Neill: Deputy Penrose covered all the points that needed to be made to the banks. I thank them for their presentations. I welcome the fact that all three banks said they were in constant contact with their customers. This may be the first year of repayments, because the dairy expansion has only started and it is easy for the banks to be nice to people in the first year as they restructure. How...

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

Pat O'Neill: Dr. Byrne referred to how the bank was asking farmers to produce at 22 cent, the worst case cashflow scenario. However, she referred to 28 cent per litre as well. I missed what that was for. Can Dr. Byrne clarify it?

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

Pat O'Neill: The bank is selling the money on a long-term basis. Is that correct?

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

Pat O'Neill: We referred to the volatility in 2009, when we saw the price of milk decrease to 18 cent per litre. I am from Kilkenny, so I know the situation with the greenfield site that AIB, Glanbia and Teagasc were involved with. The site was set up and they were going to try to produce milk at 14 cent per litre to prove to farmers that it could be done. Then they could pay 18 cent per litre for it....