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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

...there is a bit of ambiguity around the sub-30 ha definition. If the sub-30 ha plot of land was part of a larger-scale bog that had already been exploited for horticulture for the production of peat, it would be beneficial to the sector because one would be using a bog that had already been utilised and the machinery, etc., would be in place. This would be better than starting on a virgin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: .... However, I must record my disappointment that we have set to secure a meeting with two Ministers and one Minister of State, who we have asked to be present to discuss the issue of horticultural peat. It is nothing short of a scandal that they have continuously refused to co-operate with us in that regard. Nevertheless, the issues that have been raised this evening are incredibly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

...meeting with the two Ministers and one Minister of State. This is a good initiative on the part of the Chairman. It is important that the two Ministers and one Minister of State attend because peat is a serious issue. We have been engaging a lot with the committee on that topic. Mr. Sweetnam is with me. He is chairman of our poultry committee. There is a lot of poultry in Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: ...he is allowed to give under the de minimisrules. What else is needed? Has the IFA a proposed avenue in order to support pig farmers who are still on their knees? My second question relates to horticultural peat. The horticulture sector is dealing with the same challenges faced by every other sector with increased input costs and energy costs, in particular, and there is a matter of how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Ms Niamh Brennan: I will address the question on the horticulture sector. The peat issue has been overshadowed by the retail issue and the crisis in the horticultural sector in the last weeks. The issue is still to the fore. We are losing growers from the industry because they cannot continue to endure the measures. In the 1999 census, there were nearly 400 horticulture bed growers. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Tim Lombard: Ms Brennan might give me an outline of the timelines applicable to the harvesting of peat and where we are with regard to that issue. How serious are we now regarding having a Minister get involved directly in order that we can have peat harvesting at the appropriate time required this year? The clock is ticking. The need for peat to be extracted is very much required. The horticulture...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Ms Niamh Brennan: I thank the Deputy. The answer is immediately. We are importing peat every week at the minute. The Minister told us a stockpile of 2,000 tonnes of peat was found when the final report was outlined but, unfortunately, he failed to mention that these 2,000 tonnes will not be of any use to the mushroom sector. We were not aware of the quality or availability of the 2,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Mr. Tim Cullinan: The Senator will also be aware of the campaigns we had last year regarding peat. We were all very disappointed with the reaction we got. The Senator is right; there are three Ministers in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We probably should not have to be here. This is our job, however, and we must continue to highlight the concerns within our sector....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...to see the IFA supporting us to get these Ministers in front of the committee so we can hold them to account for the IFA and the industry. Ms Brennan might like to touch on the seriousness of the peat issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

...or outlined in the final report. There could have been a figure for the mushroom industry that was counterproductive to its requirements. In addition, there is 80% water in any mushroom peat that needs to be imported into the country. It is at a critical point. If the mushroom industry gets to a stage where it has to import a product that is 80% water into the country, we have to ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The pen is mightier than the sword. The IFA has significant editorial margins in publications, which could be helpful. Ms Brennan might talk about the seriousness of the peat issue.