The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet today (Tuesday, February 10) to discuss a request for a meeting from the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).

IFA president Francie Gorman has claimed that Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin "raised serious questions" while speaking to the committee last week.

Gorman claimed this included issues around the governance code for state bodies and his business' sourcing policy, and other issues.

The IFA said it has identified 10 specific points that have arisen from Larry Murrin's testimony, along with "other issues".

Gorman said the IFA has "requested a slot for a right of reply" before "a key vote in the Dáil on Wednesday night".

The IFA president was referring to a Sinn Féin motion calling on the government to remove Murrin from his role as Bord Bia chairperson.

Committee

On Thursday (February 5), Larry Murrin appeared before the committee to answer questions around his business, Dawn Farm Foods, and its practice of sourcing some beef from Brazil.

Murrin said Dawn Farms imported less than 1% of its beef from Brazil in 2025 to meet a requirement of contingency planning.

He said sourcing a small quantity outside Ireland "does not diminish our commitment to Irish beef or farmers".

However, farming organisations and some politicians claim that Murrin's company sourcing beef from Brazil is incompatible with his role as chair of the body tasked with promoting Irish food.

IFA

Members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food will hold a scheduled private meeting today to discuss last week's proceedings and decide their next course of action.

During that meeting, it is understood that members will consider the request from IFA for a meeting.

Meanwhile, IFA is continuing its protest both outside and inside Bord Bia's head offices in Dublin.

The farm organisation has also protested at the constituency office of Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon in Co. Kildare.