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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: One of the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly was that there should be a carbon tax on the agricultural sector. Has there been analysis done on the potential implications of that for the whole sector? We hear on a daily basis about rural Ireland. The agricultural sector, as Mr. Watt referenced earlier, is crucially important to the rural economy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: Apologies have been received from Deputies McConalogue and Penrose. Is it agreed that the committee go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are turned off as they interfere with the system here in the meeting room. Today we are dealing again with the issue of Brexit. Approximately two years ago this committee published a report on the potential impact of Brexit on the agricultural sector. To say the least, we found the news was not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: I apologise for cutting across Mr. McKeever, but news has just broken that the EU and UK negotiators have agreed a draft text on the Irish Border.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: We will monitor progress over the next few hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. McKeever and I invite Ms Maree Gallagher to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Ms Gallagher. We will take some questions together, starting with Senator Lombard, before returning to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: We will start with Mr. McKeever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: Is it the case that the penny is only beginning to drop?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: Yes, that is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: Does Mr. Lynam have much interaction with the companies that are not in that space at the moment? Do they engage with him on a regular basis or does he have to encourage them to go the extra mile?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: To add a separate issue, when the vote was taken in June 2016 one of the short-term difficulties was the sterling differential, which had a significant knock-on effect. Is it anticipated that it might be an issue again, come 1 April? I am not asking the witnesses to look into a crystal ball.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: Mr. McKeever stated that when the vote was taken in June 2016, a number of companies in the mushroom sector, for example, were lost straight away and that there was a significant negative effect. The possibility of that happening again with another sector would be detrimental.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Lynam. Are there more questions before we wrap up? I am conscious Deputy Cahill arrived a short time ago. Has he any questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee today. This issue is evolving on an hourly basis and I am sure we will hear plenty about it in the coming weeks and months. We are all very conscious of the end result in terms of where it will go. Again, I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee. Obviously, our paths will cross again as we progress through this.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: 538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the perceived inequality that prohibits persons who are not in receipt of a social protection payment from applying for community employment schemes or back to education courses will be addressed. [46464/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (13 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: 545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the inequality that prohibits persons who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment from applying for community employment schemes or back to education courses will be addressed. [46534/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (6 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: Apologies have been received from Deputy Charlie McConalogue. We will deal with some housekeeping matters in private session before resuming in public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Nov 2018)

Pat Deering: We will deal now with scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. Schedule A is COM (2018) 350 and COM (2018) 365. It is proposed that these proposals warrant further scrutiny by way of a letter to the Department requesting that the committee be kept up to date on progress regarding the proposals. Is that agreed? Agreed. It is proposed that COM (2018) 625 does not warrant further scrutiny. Is...