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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
...to incentivise farmers carrying out this measure and to ensure wool is presented in good condition. When I was first elected as chairman, I had been on the sheep committee for six years. The issue of dog control was a big thing and was always on the agenda. I knew it was a big issue, and it has become an even bigger issue since then. I have witnessed some horrific cases and I have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
...is equally important for the primary producer. If you do not have financial security for the primary producer, you are heading nowhere. On the €30 payment, as I said earlier about the dog campaign, I was on the committee for six years before I became chairman. We initiated that at the time and got going. We looked for a €30 payment and secured from rural development...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
Martin Browne: The IFA representatives also spoke about the need for stronger powers in respect of dog control. Committee members have spoken on several occasions about the lack of wardens in counties. In County Tipperary, where I live, we were told we had 1.5 wardens, which is crazy for a county of that size. Has the IFA had any involvement with the Garda or councils regarding dog control? What seems...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)
...to be put in place to reflect the horrendous damage. It is a major issue in the countryside and where I am from. It is an issue throughout the country, as is hill walking and people out with dogs on mountains. People go for walks there and let the dogs go. That is a major issue and all these things have to be taken under control. That is where enforcement, as the IFA has always said,...