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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: We will have an opportunity to go around again for each member. Once the Senators come in after their vote, we will give them the opportunity. I have one or two questions on this. Were there particular things the Department identified as causing problems but where a fix could be put in place so that this would not happen again with future schemes? What has been learned from it? We do...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: On that uafásach word of "learnings", what learnings have been taken from this whole thing for the next round of new schemes? It is a question that came up earlier but can people getting paid next year expect to be paid in a timely manner?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: The Senators have not had an opportunity for their first question yet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: The Senators have been called for a vote, so they need a speedy response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: I appreciate that the Deputy used a metaphor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: We can have the Department correspond with the clerk on the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: Before moving on, there was a very reasonable question on the remaining ones. When can they reasonably expect to be paid? "As soon as possible" is kind of like far, far away in Neverland. Is Mr. Savage setting some kind of reasonable target? Is it his intention the Department will have them finished for the end of the month, by the end of August, before the ploughing or before the end of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: I understand that, but-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: The Department officials are not snakes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: But it is a reasonable request to try to put some kind of closing date on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: There will be a further opportunity based on the time we have. I call Deputy Lawless.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: Will Deputy Fitzmaurice let Mr. Savage answer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: Senator, let him answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: Let him answer please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: Each speaker has had a second opportunity except Deputy Cooney.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: The point on the tax was raised earlier and I believe we should discuss it in private.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: A vote has been called and our time is limited. I suggest that if members ask their questions, there will be an opportunity to have written answers submitted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: Is there a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: We have the questions but we need to head for a vótáil. I ask the witnesses to forward to the clerk responses to the unanswered questions. On behalf of the committee I thank the witnesses for their contributions today. We have had a massive question and answer session. Gabhaim míle buíochas leis na finnéithe as an eolas a chuir siad ar fáil agus as na...