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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We have gone over time. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The Crosses are in the embryo stage of establishing an industry. We will do all we can to help highlight it. They have asked us to contact a number of agencies on their behalf and I will take that on board. The committee will do that. We will definitely listen to what the IFA said regarding the ongoing battle on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Before we start, I will read a note on privilege. Witnesses giving evidence within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to a committee. This means that witnesses have full defence in any defamation action arising from anything said at a committee meeting. However, witnesses are expected not to abuse this privilege and may be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I will ask the questions Deputy Fitzmaurice has put forward as they might cover some of the issues. Then we can take it from there. As I mentioned, we are getting conflicting reports as to the preparedness of the industry for the ban on creosote. These five questions are from Deputy Fitzmaurice and are directed at Mr. Geoghegan. What material will he supply his customers with in April?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Is it correct that the ESB has a derogation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: When was the sector first told that there would be a ban on creosote stakes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: Although officially in October 2022, would the sector have known it before that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I met a fencing contractor in my county in early summer and he raised the issue of creosote stakes. He said that there would be a ban this spring.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: With TAMS and all the other various schemes, there will surely be a market for stakes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: That will take care of the first year or two's payment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: That farmer would want 300 or 400 stakes every year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: That is an important point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: That is an important point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: That makes a case for derogation straight away if we want the schemes to continue efficiently. I did not realise that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: There is not much point in having the stakes without the strainer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: In October, the EU was asked for a derogation and it refused. Was that request made by Ireland or was it made by a number of countries?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I have a question for Mr. McConn, our guest who is in Finland. We asked a question at the start as to how much of a shortage of retail supply the witnesses see this year and what percentage of their business is creosote timber. Does Mr. McConn have anything further to add?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We have a lot of new schemes on track, and if we do not have a certified product for them, it will be an absolute disaster.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: We will do this. The witnesses have outlined the situation. I have not spoken to the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, on this. Getting the EU to turn on this will not be simple. If we cannot operate our schemes with a certified product, it will change the landscape significantly. We will write to the Minister on this and outline the issues the witnesses have raised with us this evening. We...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Jackie Cahill: I want to be clear. I was explaining what stakeholders in the industry have said to me. I was not saying there were alternatives. I stated that we received correspondence indicating that there are alternatives.