Results 41-60 of 1,238 for speaker:Johnny Mythen

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing: Irish Harness Racing Association (17 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I ask the witnesses to address the question on research and consultants.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I wish Ms Jupp all the best. She has a daunting task. There is a lot of difficulty in forestry at present. Coillte has 4,450 sq. km of land, which is probably 50% of the land in the country. It is a serious investment for our country and for the benefit of our country. The most important issue at the moment is housing, as Ms Jupp is aware. We will require an awful lot of timber to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: How much land will be involved in increasing the area of Coillte's land used for biodiversity from 20% to 30% by 2025, which is a very short period? Has Coillte been approached by wind farm companies to take up particular forestry areas? What is its position on that? We have talked to some farmers. They are very concerned about the 20-year rule, if they want to change back but cannot....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: When a farmer dedicates his farm to forestry, he is designated as a forester. However, young farmers who are about take over or inherit land might not want to take over the forestry end of it. What is Coillte's position on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: On that, it is a very worrying factor that 8,000 ha were promised this year for forestry but only approximately 1,500 ha-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: Some 8,000 ha of forestry were to be planted this year, but it is reckoned there will only be 1,500 ha. How-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing: Irish Harness Racing Association (17 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: What about broadcasting?

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Deputy Cullinane and the Sinn Féin team for tabling the motion, which is about a life-and-death issue. I can safely say there is no one in this Chamber, or outside it, who does not have a relative or friend, or who does not know someone, who has either survived cancer or died because of it. Ireland ranks 13th out of 27 countries in terms of cancer survival. In fact, Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I have some brief questions. How will the greenwashing be avoided? We can see where people can exploit prices here under the regime. If an agreement breaks down, whom does one go to? Who is responsible? What power do the national competition authorities really have? Do they have teeth? The rules are coming across as guidelines. Are they binding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: How, in Ms Jany-Roskova's opinion, can the greenwashing be avoided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: As Lynn said, how will this actually be policed? If, say, two rogue producers decided to put up standards but the standards were not really put up and they were charging extra for their product, is there any way-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia: Chairperson Designate (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I wish Mr. Murrin well as chair designate. Dawn Meats is a very successful company around the world. I knew some guys who worked there as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia: Chairperson Designate (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I will continue on in Deputy Kerrane’s spirit as she spoke about the inspections and so on. We had some farmers in earlier for a discussion and they said the whole system is extremely cumbersome. It can take eight or ten hours to do the paperwork. For example, there was €8 headage for sheep and there were 240 extra questions on that particular issue. One of the questions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia: Chairperson Designate (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: Has Bord Bia done any research into which platform space is likely to be the most productive for the Irish industries when, as Mr. Murrin said, Bord Bia uses this when showcasing at trade shows and such?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia: Chairperson Designate (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: Mr. Murrin referred to the sector-by-sector bespoke research. Will Mr. Murrin give some examples of the bespoke research projects envisaged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia: Chairperson Designate (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: On executive education and training and the feedback from participants, what were the opportunities or obstacles and what was the overall buy-in to the project?

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Deputy Cullinane, our spokesperson for health, for bringing forward this motion. The bottom line is that local health services are under severe strain and the situation is getting worse. People in my own constituency in Wexford, and particularly in rural areas of the county, are waiting for up to four weeks to get an appointment to see their doctor. That statement alone is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Mar 2024)

Johnny Mythen: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to improve the intercity rail serving Gorey and by extension Wexford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12770/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Mar 2024)

Johnny Mythen: 323. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is an established action plan prepared or being prepared regarding the transposition of the EU Directive on an adequate minimum wage, including the facilitation to exercise collective bargaining; if so, when this plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11935/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Protected Areas (20 Mar 2024)

Johnny Mythen: 974. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the special protection area off the Wexford coast, to specify any changes to be introduced to the current fishing grounds, and to specify what special protection measures will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11616/24]