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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: May I come back in? I am conscious that this is my time as well. I want to go back specifically to three questions that I want an answer to. The ICBF changed the star rating of calves mid-pregnancy. What is Mr. Coughlan’s response to that? I ask him to be concise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: How is that going to be sorted out or resolved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: What is Mr. Coughlan going to do about it? How is he going to champion the cause? He accepts farmers should not be at any disadvantage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Grand. I will hold Mr. Coughlan to that. We can come back to him on it. The next point I was asked to make was that the ICBF changed the star rating after breeding bulls were purchased for next year’s breeding season.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Can I tease that out and focus? Is Mr. Coughlan going to stand over that? Yes or no?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Okay. Let us move on. Can Mr. Coughlan provide a figure for the number of suckler farmers who, if the current ratings remain unchanged, will have difficulty complying with the scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Can Mr. Coughlan quantify it? He prepared to come in here today and knew he would be subject to questioning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Can Mr. Coughlan furnish the committee with more exact details?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Who ultimately verifies the efficiency of the changes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Was the board aware of the severity of the changes before they were approved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Was the board aware of the severity of the changes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Were there any dissenting voices among its members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Is Mr. Doran aware of any dissenting voices?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Could Mr. Doran share with us the elements that the board had concerns over?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Could Mr. Doran share two or three of them with us? That is all I am asking for.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: The science.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Will Mr. Doran tell us what was the severity? He said the board had concerns. What were its concerns?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: What was the outcome? The board expressed this concern. What then was the remedy or follow-on with the board? Surely, the board is influential here. This is the board and it will have to explain. Mr. Doran identified today and told this committee that the board had concerns about this scheme. Would Mr. Doran be able to furnish the committee with a written statement or some sort of memo...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: What was the Department's response?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Will Mr. Doran keep us informed?