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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: The question was whether the ICBF keeps minutes of those meetings.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I recall a right good row over that too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Mr. Coughlan should be very brief. Deputy Ring's time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We are two hours into the committee meeting. I am obliged to ask people whether they are happy to continue or do they want a break?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We will sit until 12.30 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: The Senator should stick to the beef industry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: To be fair to the lads, we are not here to talk about the composition of the ICBF board but about the indexes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: If those cattle are put in a ring in a mart, what will their star rating be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We are not here today to discuss that matter and I stopped Senator Lombard earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We invited the delegations to discuss the beef indices.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: The composition of the ICBF board can be a matter for discussion on another day.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Please may we have the answers to the questions on the beef indexes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I have two speakers who wish to contribute for the first time and they are Deputies Cathal Crowe and Seán Canney. I also have three members who have indicated a wish to speak for a second time. I will give them five minutes each, which will take up the full quota of our time. Deputy Fitzmaurice must leave to attend Leaders' Questions, so I will give him the first five minutes and then...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: The fact is that if you have a bunch of pedigree bulls to sell and their star rating has gone down their commercial value has dropped.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Anything else would be illegal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: The Deputy is out of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I will give three minutes to a couple of members who want to put a supplementary question. We have to be out of here because there is another meeting at 1.30 p.m. In fairness, we got this slot at short notice. There is Deputy Flaherty and Senator Daly. Is Deputy Kerrane okay?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: That was more of a statement than a question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We have to conclude because we have gone over time. I thank the witnesses for coming in today. It has been a very comprehensive discussion. Several very valid points have been made by committee members. The changes have financial implications. The ICBF has acknowledged that its communication was not the best. As regards weightings for the indexes, what exactly is attributed to each...