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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank the Deputy. I have two more speakers but I will revert to the Minister first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: We will deal with that in the next part.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: I now call on the two final speakers, Deputies Murphy O'Mahony and Fitzmaurice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: I hope the Deputy will not start giving the weather forecast on a regular basis because that does not sound promising. Finally, I call Deputy Fitzmaurice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: Before coming back to the Minister, I wish to make some brief points. In the discussions so far today we have heard a lot about the future. We have all seen, particularly in my part of the country, many young, enthusiastic, energetic and skilled people enter into the industry, particularly the dairy industry, in recent years since the abolition of milk quotas. I fear that those young...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: I will let the Deputy come back in a minute. The Minister should conclude first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: Deputy Cahill wishes to make a brief point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: Will the Minister comment on the idea of an insurance scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before the committee today. I hope we will not have to address this issue again in a couple of months. That will depend on the weather and as Deputy Murphy O'Mahony noted earlier, the outlook is not encouraging in that regard. I hope she is wrong. We will suspend briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: I remind witnesses, members and those in the Public Gallery to make sure their mobile phones are turned off completely as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting technology. We are here to discuss the fodder difficulties and the drought situation in the country from the farming point of view. I welcome from Bank of Ireland, Mr. Seán Farrell, head of agricultural business...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: I will return to our witnesses. Will Mr. Ashmore say where we are in regard to the new scheme or what discussion has taken place in respect of what Deputy McConalogue said.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: Does that mean that whatever new scheme is introduced will not be of a similar type to the previous one where €150 million was available?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: Since it does not have a local presence, how can Joe Citizen, who is under whatever financial pressure, approach SBCI?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: Does AIB wish to address some of the matters raised by the two Deputies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: There are fewer dairy farmers, however.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: But if we were talking about the number of dairy farmers-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: -----it would be more concentrated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: That is the point I am making.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)
Pat Deering: Yes. I ask Mr. Farrell to respond on behalf of Bank of Ireland.