Bord Bia
Dail Éireann — 2021-12-09
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Charlie McConalogue (FF), Donegal

On the new carbon suckler beef efficiency scheme, for which I increased funding for participating farmers from €90 to €150 on the first ten animals, I have set a condition regarding participation in the quality assurance scheme. The reason is that it enhances the overall offering and strength of our beef sector. It also enhances its marketability and, thus, its profitability. It takes everyone working together collaboratively to achieve that. I know it can sometimes be hard for individual farmers to see that. Everyone benefits from our sector being strong overall, and from the offering we have being strong and by getting hold of those markets and maximising the value of beef overall. That benefits everyone at farm level, be it a suckler farmer or a finisher, and that is important. I have taken this step to encourage more to go down that avenue because it will add to the overall strength of the sector.

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Sitting date: 2021-12-09