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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 609. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if payments are available for farmers for allowing public access onto their lands for walks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34236/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Deputy Browne. Deputy Pádraig MacLochlainn is substituting for Deputy Matt Carthy. Before we begin I remind members that in the context of the current Covid-19 restrictions only the Chairman and staff are present in the committee room and all members must join remotely from elsewhere in the parliamentary precincts. The secretariat can issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I would like to welcome to the meeting the following representatives of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, Dr. Susan Steele, chair of the authority, Mr. Andrew Kinneen, authority member, and Mr. Micheál O'Mahony, chief scientific officer, who all appearing remotely. You are all very welcome to the meeting this morning. We received your opening statement and it has already...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Deputy Collins, you will have the time to ask your questions, because we have a two-hour session, which is time enough to get questions answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Dr. Steele, a very comprehensive list of questions have been asked. If you do not have answers to all of them, I fully understand, but you can get back to the committee in writing. However, I am going to give you the opportunity to answer questions raised by Deputy Collins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Does Mr. O'Mahony want to come in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I wanted to move on to the next witness but Dr. Steele wants to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I will come back to Deputy Michael Collins if time permits. I want to move on to other Deputies and Senators. I call Deputy Mac Lochlainn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I will get a response from the authority to those questions. I will bring in Dr. Steele and then ask the Deputy to put his other questions or does he wish to finish putting his questions now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: That is a fair point. There are not many witnesses with us and I know this is a very important issue for certain counties. I am prepared to afford the members some latitude in asking their questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I will ask Dr. Steele to answer the Deputy's first question and then I will come back to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We might move to the next questioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Does Senator Lombard have further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Mac Lochlainn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Michael Collins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. O'Mahony. We are after having an extensive question and answer session and a number of issues were dealt with comprehensively. This is a hugely important issue for the fishing industry as we saw with the huge turnout at the protest in Dublin last week. On behalf of the committee, I thank the representatives of the SFPA for coming in again and providing clarity on issues raised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We have resumed in public session. Our first witness is not yet online so while we are waiting, I will give an update on my visit to the Littleton recycling plant on Monday. Members have an open invitation to visit. It will facilitate everyone, but because it is operating a Covid pod, it can only facilitate one person at a time. There was a misunderstanding about that over the weekend and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: They expect to be able to do 25,000 tonnes at the moment and they expect that to increase to 45,000 in time. They intend to put in another line along with the line they already have. They expect it to increase. They are doing 3.5 tonnes per hour and intend to go on a 24-5 shift very quickly and then go on 24-7 shift work. They have plans to employ more people there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: They are charging a €38 gate fee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I was told they have a relationship with Irish Farm Films Producers Group, IFFPG, but they are open to taking plastic from any individuals.