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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: We will be doing a body of work on that issue after Christmas as recommended by a previous committee. I am sure it is something the committee will be 100% behind. I apologise for rushing Mr. Healy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: I thank the representatives of the four organisations for coming before the committee. We will have a report on this issue concluded in early February and will invite the groups to its launch. I thank members and everyone in attendance. I wish everybody a happy Christmas and a peaceful new year. I thank members for their co-operation this term, as well as the ushers, staff, secretariat...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a partial redundancy for a person (details supplied) has been received by his Department; and when he expects payment for same. [41632/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: 1041. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41750/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: The first item is the scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. Schedule A is COM (2016) 698, a proposal for a Council regulation fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-EU waters. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I remind members, witnesses and people in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones for the duration of the meeting. I welcome Professor Alan Matthews of Trinity College, Dublin. It is an honour to have him appear before the committee today to discuss the issues presented by Brexit and the impact of the UK referendum on membership of the European Union on the Irish agrifood...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank Professor Matthews for his thought-provoking presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: We will move to the next round of questions. We will hear first from Senator Tim Lombard who will be followed by Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Deputy Willie Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: We will have a final round of questions from Senators Mulherin and Paul Daly and Deputy Pringle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank the Senator. I have a couple of brief questions for the witness. In the main, we have spoken about the challenges of Brexit. Are there agricultural opportunities for us? How best can we challenge or take advantage of the opportunities? As for the timeframe, the Prime Minister has indicated that she will trigger Article 50 before the end of March. A two-year process will follow...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank the professor for his contribution on that particular issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: We will move on to the next issue, which is obviously linked to Brexit to a certain extent. The issue is Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, reform post-2020. While a copy of the professor's opening statement has been circulated to members of the committee, I ask him to address its key points before we revert to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank the professor. He is right to say that this is our first foray into this particular area, but because it is feeding into the Brexit debate the two are linked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank the Deputies and ask Professor Matthews to address the points made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I will offer an observation from my experience. The opening point of CAP reform is not always where the end point is. We saw during the most recent CAP reform that the then Commissioner had very radical proposals but that the eventual outcome was totally different. We must bear that in mind. In addition, the main difference on this occasion will be the budget. It will determine exactly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I ask Professor Matthews to conclude in responding to those remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank Professor Matthews and the members for their contributions. The discussion on the two presentations has been thought provoking, and while the discussion on Brexit will be ongoing, our discussion on Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, reform is the beginning of a long discussion that will take place over the next period. I thank Professor Matthews for giving of his time today to attend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: The joint committee met in private session until 4.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: We are in public session. It is proposed that Schedule A, COM (2016) 750, proposal for the regulation of the definition and presentation of the labelling of spirit drinks and other foodstuffs and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks warrants further scrutiny. It is further proposed that the committee issue a political contribution recommending the inclusion of an annex...