Written answers

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Departmental Agencies

9:00 pm

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 568: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 9 February 2012, the locations of the four Teagasc sites; and the costs associated with the running of each of the four sites, including the rental costs. [9434/12]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 569: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 9 February 2012, if he will provide a full cost benefit analysis to support his claim that the closure of the Teagasc facility in Kinsealy, Dublin, will result in a payback within seven years. [9435/12]

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 570: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the decision to shut down the Kinsealy Teagasc facility, Dublin, should be reviewed in view of the current economic situation. [9436/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 to 570, inclusive, together.

The questions relate to the closure of the Teagasc Research Centre in Kinsealy. I responded to similar questions from Deputy Daly during the Dail debate last week. As I stated then, the future of the Kinsealy Centre is an operational matter for the Teagasc Authority to determine. I understand that the Authority has concluded that the Centre is no longer a strategic site for the organization and that programmes and staff can be accommodated in Ashtown and other Teagasc sites. It should be noted that Ministerial responsibility is confined to matters of policy in accordance with the Act establishing Teagasc, the Agriculture, (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988. While this is primarily a management issue for Teagasc, I am requesting further detail from them with regards to the rationale behind their decision.

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