Results 1-20 of 927 for speaker:Andrew Doyle

Written Answers — Intra-Community Trade: Intra-Community Trade (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 601: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason restrictions surrounding sheep exports to Northern Ireland remain in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31347/10]

Written Answers — Greyhound Racing Industry: Greyhound Racing Industry (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 602: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will bring forward legislation relating to the regulation of the greyhound sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31349/10]

Written Answers — Horse and Greyhound Racing Industries: Horse and Greyhound Racing Industries (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 603: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to bring forward proposals with regard to a new funding mechanism for the horse and greyhound racing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31350/10]

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 604: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to deal with TB outbreaks in isolated blackspots across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31351/10]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications that have been approved under the agricultural environment options scheme for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31352/10]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 606: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of delivering the agricultural environment options scheme in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/10]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers that are still participating in REP schemes; the number of contracts that will expire in 2010 and each year beyond; the financial cost of fulfilling those contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31354/10]

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Puppy farms can send animals in the back of vans to England, without a requirement for tagging, identification,or passport. The guesstimate for dogs leaving our ports ranges from 25,000 to 45,000 and the reason it is so wide is that nobody has a clue. There is evidence, although I have not seen it, of establishments with hundreds of bitches kept in unfit conditions and that is what we were...

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Spend a week on the farm.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: A very simple phrase is used, it is called “a maiden animal”, that is an animal of any species that has not been pregnant.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Does the Deputy want to be flippant about this, We are trying to be serious. This is serious. The Deputy does not understand.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister may have more sense than Deputy Gogarty.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: I was trying to explain a simple concept. A well known description of an animal that has not yet reproduced is a maiden. If the Minister allowed maiden animals to be excluded from the system, that would make sense.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: In February 2009 I asked the Minister if the proposed dog breeding establishments regulations would be incorporated or superseded by the soon-to-be published animal welfare Bill. The essence of the response was that the process included discussions with various interest groups and that it was the intention of the Minister to introduce amending legislation on dog breeding establishments. The...

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: On a point of order, when it was initially on the Order Paper the animal welfare Bill referred to all farm animals and non-farm animals. This legislation must have some regard to the animal welfare Bill.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister is not answering the question, which is creating a problem.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister has never spoken to his ministerial colleague.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: We live it every day.

Written Answers — Certificates of Irish Heritage: Certificates of Irish Heritage (6 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his proposal to issue certificates of Irish heritage; the estimate of the proposed fee for this certificate; the details of the third party agency that will administer this certificate; when this initiative will be activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29633/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (6 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports lost, mislaid or stolen in 2009 and to date in 2010; the percentage as a total of all passports requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29632/10]