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Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Mattie McGrath: ...protesting. They will not go up to Dublin and lock Joan Burton in anything. They are good, decent, upright and civic-minded citizens who provide the water for themselves and do not mind providing it. They are not anarchists who do not allow free speech and prevent everyone else from doing things any way other than their own way. There is nothing worse than liberals who cannot get their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017) See 2 other results from this debate

Danny Healy-Rae: ...when people are out of their houses but what is the story when the farm is taken from them completely and they are robbed in cold daylight? They are getting no compensation. They will not be allowed plant forestry in it. They will not be allowed to turn the ground. They will not be allowed to do anything with it. This Government and the previous one have stood up and refused to give...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...is no bother to get projects going or to get the building up but the issue is sustaining the service. We have learned from this meeting today and we will have to fight for funding to ensure that all the work that has been brought to this stage will be kept going. Mr Jerh O'Donoghue and his family have given of their time, as have Mr. Michael O'Mahony, Ms Samantha O'Shea and Ms Anne...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: On Deputy D'Arcy's question about farm safety generally, the Department does a large amount in this area in terms of the half-day farm safety course for people drawing down their grants, the knowledge transfer groups and a series of initiatives. In truth, we are losing the battle. There is no point in saying otherwise. I had a meeting earlier this year with the Health and Safety Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Deer Culls (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: ...known taken from deer infected with TB and culled in the Calary area of Co. Wicklow in 2015 are currently awaited.  Previous studies have shown that some strains of TB are common to both species and indeed badgers in the area. While it is the case that deer do not normally spread TB to cattle, my Department accepts that the relatively  high  density of deer and the high...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (28 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: ...examined the impact of deer on a range of issues including on grass and grazing, damage to trees and to private gardens by deer and on TB levels in the West Wicklow area. The report proposes an all Wicklow approach to tackling the impact of deer on bovine TB and to the management of a cull. I should explain that, while I am aware of the concerns expressed by farmers in the Wicklow...

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: ...group and I salute its members who are deeply concerned about crime levels in their community and the sense of fear that pervades the mid-Tipperary area in particular but which is replicated all over the country. They have shown leadership on the issue. There is an old adage that where Tipperary leads, Ireland follows. I am proud to reflect it. Many of the provisions included in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (16 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: .... No animals may move off the farm until the herd has been derestricted except to slaughter and no animals may move on to the farm until at least one clear re-test has been completed. Movement permits are generally not required to move non-reactor animal to slaughter but are required for the removal of reactor animals.   My Department’s veterinary inspectorate...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: ...serve their time and their sentence and then return. We know some of these smart phones and other devices are available to offenders from the confinement of prison cells. They can go through the walls. The Internet is a dangerous and powerful tool. New provisions are to be introduced regarding evidence by victims, particularly children. I welcome this because it is so difficult for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

...under its aegis. It has five main business areas: food safety, animal and plant health, in which area approximately half of the staff are engaged; farm supports and controls - this area includes all of the big payment schemes; strategy and policy co-ordination; seafood; and corporate development. The Department works closely with stakeholders on policy and operational issues. Food...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I commend Senator Mark Daly on his tireless work on this campaign. From the day we came in as new Senators, he was badgering for the cause, and fair dues to him. He had the top-down approach. I also commend all the pupils from Bishopstown Community School and all the other schools and all the other activists who have worked tirelessly to push and promote the rights of the Irish deaf...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...xfa;rsaí a bhaineann leis an mbuiséad. Tá atmaisféar difriúil againn inniu. Bhí na buiséid a bhí againn le blianta beaga anuas go huafásach. Chuir siad isteach go háirithe ar dhaoine ar an imeall agus ar dhaoine faoi mhíchumas. Chuir siad isteach freisin ar sheirbhísí meabhairshláinte agus ar sheirbhísí do...

Animal Protection (in relation to hares) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: ...not support this Bill, which sets out to amend the Wildlife Act by proposing to ban hare coursing completely. A ban on hare coursing is not compatible with Sinn Féin policy. Our policy on this and all matters is based on motions decided at our Ard-Fheis. This issue was dealt with by a motion that was passed at our party's Ard-Fheis in 2010, after a passionate debate during which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality of Teaching in Higher Education: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

...send it to members. I have 15 suggestions but I will speak about two. First, and this may be boring, we need a rolling capital investment plan for the STEM disciplines. If we do not have that, all the talk about a knowledge economy is nonsense. Second, this will sound funny coming from an engineer working in a so-called STEM area, I have spoken to career guidance teachers about this...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: Am I going to be badgered all the way?

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...ad seo ná mar a bhí siad leis na buiséid a bhí againn le déanaí ach bhí sé dochreidte a bheith ag éisteacht leis an Aire agus é ag rá gur thug an Rialtas cosaint do dhaoine óga, do sheandaoine agus do dhaoine ar an imeall sna buiséid roimhe seo. I know only too well from my constituency that the people who have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...if I put the right plan in place." Four and a half years ago, Bord Bia had 350 companies on its books, but it is now helping approximately 750. That is an indication of what is happening in the small foods sector. Some of them are not small any more but are very much medium-sized companies with big growth plans. We have not seen too many Irish food companies go from medium to big in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Chairperson Designate (23 Sep 2015)

...we found ourselves for the past while, we could not expect to be prioritised over services like health, education and welfare but we now recognise that the rising tide is coming in and may lift all boats. We believe that for the type of investment we talked about - €25 million over five years - we can produce a much improved protection service and far higher participation in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (14 Jul 2015)

Heather Humphreys: ...2014 relating to illegal hunting under various provisions of the Wildlife Acts are set out in the table that follows this reply. These prosecutions relate to the illegal hunting of deer, hares, badgers and wild birds. Members of An Garda Síochána are empowered under the Wildlife Acts to investigate alleged offences and to prosecute as they see fit. Prosecutions for illegal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (24 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...in deer in Wicklow. In that reply, I explained that further laboratory analysis of cultures is ongoing in relation to tissue taken from the deer to identify linkages between the TB found in deer, badgers and cattle. This work has not been completed yet. As I indicated to the Deputy in my reply on 9 June, responsibility for wild deer rests with my colleague, the Minister for Arts, Heritage...