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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Dr. Cecil Beamish, assistant secretary at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, both of whom are joining us remotely. We have received the Minister's opening statement and it has been circulated. Due to Covid, we have limited time and the committee has agreed that the opening statement will be taken as read so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Before we begin, I have an important notice on parliamentary privilege. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Was the Minister able to hear all that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I ask Deputies Mac Lochlainn and Michael Collins to ask their questions together as we are short on time. I ask them to put a brief question each to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee, I thank the Minister for engaging constructively with the committee on the topic of Brexit and its impact on fisheries. This is hugely problematic for the industry. There will be ongoing engagement between the committee and the Minister as we try to get some kind of reasonable outcome for our fisheries and ensure our fishing industry survives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: For our second session on the impact of Brexit on the fisheries industry, I welcome from the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation, Mr. Patrick Murphy, chief executive officer, and Mr. John Lynch, chairman; from the Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation, Mr. Seán O'Donoghue, chief executive officer; and from the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, Mr. John Ward, chief executive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: May he rest in peace. I will read a notice with regard to parliamentary privilege. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the Chair to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Does Mr. Lynch wish to respond to Deputy Kehoe's question on scallops?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I will only allow Mr. Ward to respond because a number of members want to ask questions. I want to use our time as fairly as I can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Which of the producer representatives want to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Who wants to take those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Which of the producer organisations wishes to answer that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We seem to have lost Mr. O'Donoghue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Do any of the producer representatives want to say anything on that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Mr. Murphy got his message across loud and clear. As I said at the outset, we are restricted by Covid-19. I will close this session. On behalf of the committee, I thank the representatives of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation and the Irish South and East Fish Producers Organisation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I propose that we meet again on 26 January 2021 at 4 p.m. via MS Teams. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Brexit (Foreign Affairs): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I want to record the tremendous achievement of our Taoiseach and Ministers in that we were able to trade on 1 January this year. We all feared that Brexit would be Armageddon for industry in this country. While there are snags, some of which we are raising here today, trade has continued in a fairly seamless fashion. I raise the milk processing industry. During the week, there were...

Brexit (Foreign Affairs): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Can issues relating to access to market supports and aids to private storage be overcome as well?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Last week, point-to-point racing was removed as an elite sport. This will have serious implications for our world-renowned national hunt industry. What plans for a financial rescue package are in place? Our whole national hunt breeding industry will be severely impacted. Point-to-point racing is the shop window for selling the majority of our national hunt young horses. This will have a...