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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: We are under some time pressure. I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are turned off. I propose to go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session to discuss the pig levy with the Minister. That must be completed by 5 p.m. because the Minister is due in the Chamber to deal with a couple of relevant matters under Topical Issues....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: I am aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: We can. That is no problem. I do not have any issue with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: No problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to make sure that mobile phones are completely turned off. I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, to the meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the motion referred to the committee by the Dáil and Seanad on 27 June for consideration. This referral imposed a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: A number of members are offering. I call Deputy Martin Kenny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: Do any other members have questions before I call the Minister to respond? I note Deputy O'Keeffe has just arrived.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: We should really stick with the levy today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: I am conscious of that and we will try to get going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: What about the issue of the money being ring-fenced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and Marine has completed its consideration of the following motion: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and those in the Gallery to ensure that their mobile phones are completely turned off. This session will involve an update from departmental officials on the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, negotiations. From the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, I welcome Mr. Paul Savage, assistant secretary general, Mr. Fran Morrin, principal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Savage for his detailed update. Does it look likely that the present CAP will be rolled over?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: Before I allow Senator Lombard in, I would like to make a few observations. This is the first time the Department officials have come before the committee to discuss CAP reform and not mentioned less bureaucracy and the simplification of CAP, which has been the hallmark of discussions for a long time. Every time there is a CAP review, the talk is of a more straightforward and simpler CAP....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: It was not a criticism of the Department officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: On a related point, is there an issue with regard to the armchair farmer, if one could put it as such? I refer to a guy who may have rented his land for a number of years and is continuing to do so while continuing to draw his funding as well. It is probably a similar point to the one Deputy Fitzmaurice is making. Will that farmer continue to get favourable treatment under whatever...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: That would be means tested. Is that what the Deputy is saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: Absolutely, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: I would suggest it would be moving away from the simplification of the CAP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Deering: What is the position on capping? There is a proposal to introduce capping but there are a large number of potential criteria involved.