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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I have already responded on that and I am not going to take that again. I am not taking it anymore.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I will not start on you.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: And a million houses.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Gerald Nash: Ignoramus. Absolute ignoramus.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: A million houses and a bicycle shelter.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Gerald Nash: Ignoramus. I hope that is unparliamentary language.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call order for Deputy Michael Lowry.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Simon Harris: I have still to respond.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Sorry. I was distracted.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister for coming in. Going through the Estimates, the allocation for food safety, animal and plant health and animal welfare is down 4%. Why is this the case?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is near the beginning of the document supplied. It is table 3 on page 5.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How is this the case? This is what I am trying to establish when we are talking about animal and plant health.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Regarding the TB budget, there has been a fair explosion in TB this year. Is the Department concerned that a bigger budget will be needed in this area? I ask this because my understanding from talking to farmers, especially in the dairy sector, is that the EBI value of a cow has been cut by €50 to €60 in those assessments in the last month. Is this a cut by the Department? I...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, if we look at the difference-----

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, it has reduced. There is a different assessment if we look at a dairy cow. Is it correct that the EBI chart has changed?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would part of that have been based on the EBI?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We are hearing about a change in the EBI from a few months ago. Farmers are concerned about it.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, but it all feeds into the one algorithm.