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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: I will bring Ms Byrne in on this in terms of the actual process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: The Deputy is painting a picture of a very onerous task that we are saying very clearly is not. To say very clearly back to the Deputy, the farmer only needs to register once. I know many farmers who go on the agfood.iesystem to mark a range of different things, whether it is to click in for schemes or going online to register the movement of cattle. People have cattle going in and out of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: It is a process that only happens once or twice a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: Ms Byrne can answer that. I just want to make sure there are no mistakes in terms of what goes on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: The whole process here is so that we can adequately show the information. We do not want to stop merchants in the Deputy's constituency in counties Monaghan or Cavan from selling produce if they have a customer who comes from Northern Ireland. As calculations are done about the impact of fertiliser spread, we need to be able to show and it is important we clearly say that something went...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: The farmer from Fermanagh was not in the Republic. The farmer in the Republic has to register.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: Detailed discussions and ongoing engagement have taken place between officials in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland. I cannot speak on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, who has responsibility for this area but I am sure he has discussed it with his counterparts as well....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: My understanding from the engagement we have had with officials in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is that they share our view on the importance and benefits of it. We have not received any negative indications such that the Deputy said he would be concerned about. They see merit in it. Obviously we cannot preempt what future administrations up there might do....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: Ultimately we are in the hands of the committee which is carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny. We are in the hands of the Oireachtas. As Minister of State I would not in any way preempt how long it might take for the Houses to pass this legislation. However, we are all acutely aware, notwithstanding the concerns and challenges raised in the committee, of the impediment and the importance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: This was a clear commitment we gave as part of the derogation to the nitrates directive as it was for the other countries which are in receipt of the derogation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: For now it will be N, P, and K.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: Yes, that may happen down the line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: Many are registered. Golf courses and the like are professional. Ultimately the definition relates to commercial activity. If someone is growing a few spuds in the back garden, that is not a commercial activity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: That is my understanding, if they are purchasing the fertiliser themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: I will clarify that for the Senator and come back to him on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: I will say again, there is a clear differentiation here in general terms between commercial activity and non-commercial activity. Therefore, somebody who goes into a chain of DIY stores and buys a small amount of fertiliser for their lawn will not have to register for this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: Somebody who is growing a few carrots or spuds out the back and is putting a very small bag of fertiliser on them, is not commercial activity. A golf course is seen as commercial activity; green keepers are included. I will come back to the Senator and to the committee to clarify the exact point in terms of a GAA club.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: The Senator has raised a very valid point. As somebody who started out as a Deputy before pre-legislative scrutiny, the merit of this process I see is that we can tease through these issues and give absolute clarification before we get the legislative process underway properly. I will come back to the committee and clarify the specific point in relation to GAA clubs and soccer clubs, if the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Heydon: I accept the Senator's concerns and the points he has articulated very clearly. At the beginning of this process, there is a one-off opportunity or requirement of farmers to declare opening stock on their farm holding. The opening stock of those dairy farmers who had a high income and may have purchased some fertiliser at the back end of the year will be recorded in the beginning of the...