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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: We are in public session. I remind members to make sure mobile phones are completely turned off. I propose to go into private session before resuming in public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: I remind members and witnesses to ensure that their mobile phones are turned off. We have witnesses from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Meat Industry Ireland. I welcome Mr. Martin Blake, chief veterinary officer, Ms Paula Barry Walsh, deputy chief veterinary officer, Mr. Martin Farrell, principal officer and Ms Maria Dunne, principal officer from the Department of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Blake. We will take Mr. Carroll's statement now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Carroll. We will hear members' views now. I call Deputy Kenny who will be followed by Senator Mac Lochlainn and Deputy Cahill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: A question comes to mind which Deputy Cahill referenced earlier. If Australia and New Zealand are our competitors, are we on an unlevel playing field? Those countries are entering markets we are trying to access.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: Does Mr. Blake want to address the New Zealand-Australia issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: It is an unlevel playing field.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: It is like going for a job where one person is a bit older and has a leaving certificate and the other has a junior certificate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: Does Mr. Carroll want to make a contribution at this stage?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: The next set of questions is from Senator Mulherin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: I welcome Senator Lawlor who is a new recruit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: Senator Mulherin wanted to make a brief point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: On the timing of the introduction of the new scheme, how will the transition work for a sheep farmer who bought his annual supply of tags earlier in the year given that the new scheme will commence in October? If a farmer planned to tag 200 sheep this year and has 60 tags left on 1 October, how will he work with the new system? Will the remaining tags be defunct and will he have to start...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: Are factories making a contribution towards the cost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: What about the timing issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: As we have addressed all of the issues, that concludes this part of the meeting. I thank the delegates from Meat Industry Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for coming before us to discuss the issue which is topical. We will doubtless hear more about it as we approach 1 October.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: We are now back in public session. I remind members and witnesses to ensure their mobile phones are completely turned off. I welcome and thank the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, to the committee to discuss the rural development programme expenditure. I also welcome his officials. This programme provides integral support to Ireland's rural and farming...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank the Minister. I call Deputies Charlie McConalogue, Jackie Cahill and Martin Kenny in that order.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: Allow the Minister to speak. I will allow the Deputy to contribute again later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)
Pat Deering: Could the EID tagging be included as an action?