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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Lynskey and Mr. Downey for their presentations. I call Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Yes. A separate set of witnesses will come in for the second part.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I call Deputies Deering, Martin Ferris and Naughten and ask them to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: And, critically, the livestock section of the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The Deputy might want to check the figures in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: That issue has been well flagged.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I would like to clarify the point made by Deputy Martin Ferris. Farmer representation and political will aside, the animal health disease sections of both Departments would also be needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Members of the Northern Assembly were due to appear before the committee next week but owing to matters currently ongoing in the North, they have deferred doing so until December. The point has been raised at every joint Border committee meeting. I thank members their contributions to this discussion. I come from the country which has the highest average flock. I am also a sheep farmer....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: For the second part of the meeting we are joined from the IFA by Mr. Sean O'Leary, dairy chairman; Mr. Teddy Cashman, liquid milk chairman; and Ms Catherine Lascurettes, dairy executive. I thank them for coming here to discuss current issues concerning the dairy sector. I draw the attention of the three witnesses who have just joined us to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I call Senator Ó Domhnaill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Deputy Penrose and will call him again.. I am aware of an issue that will be raised in respect of the report. We invited Ornua - the new name under which the Irish Dairy Board operates - Teagasc, Bord Bia and the banks to make presentations. We were under time constraints because we wished to publish our report before 1 April. The other factor was the super levy and the opening up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I hope that the point I made will be taken on board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I come back to our guest and whoever wishes to respond first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I call Ms Lascurettes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Did Deputy Deering wish to make a comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the representatives from the IFA for their attendance. Mr. Cashman touched on the issue of 10%. The sheep are divided and so is the dairying but it is much more imbalanced. That is critical. It is interesting what was said about the incentives that were put into the British liquid milk system to prevent the scare of not having fresh milk available. It may seem inconceivable here...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: One could say that about GAA clubs and counties as well. There is a lot behind that. On the Competition and Consumer Protection Bill, which I hasten to add we asked the IFA in to discuss, we were staunchly in favour of legislation underpinning the Ombudsman. We have been told the regulations are ready to be published and the implementation of what is there should be a good step. We will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I take Mr. O'Leary's point but the way to deal with that is to make sure that it has Revenue taxation approval because then it has to be transparent and that is what would protect against it being used as a cushion for the processors. If it has that scrutiny attached to it, that cannot happen. This has been a very interesting meeting. I hope all concerned agree. I thank the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and his officials. We just had a discussion, which delayed us a little, about the nature and structure of the whole system under consideration here. I think there is general frustration among the members of the committee with the way the performance indicators, as they are currently outlined, work - or do not work. Due to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Yes.