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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (12 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to providing funding for the creation of activity tourism hubs in which persons and groups in rural Ireland offering such activities could come together and provide a joint offer to tourists within an area. [52143/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and making their presentations. It is clear that the live export market is needed to maintain prices for farmers, and we all recognise that. I am interested in lairage, one of the key points that has been raised. Mr. Scallan referred to the time factor and said that calves stop for 12 hours rest and feeding, etc., and then move on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: We will be politically correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: Is the time measured from when it leaves here until it gets to the lairage?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (7 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding farm insurance that farmers are unable to attain cover for livestock other than sheep that are worried or attacked by dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6091/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (7 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding farm insurance by which farmers cannot obtain insurance cover for the theft of livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6095/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (7 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding farm insurance by which insurance companies are refusing to provide cover for working dogs over five years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6097/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (7 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurance companies are refusing to provide insurance cover to farmers for worrying of livestock other that sheep, theft of livestock and for working dogs over five years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6096/19]

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: As the Minister of State will be aware, this Bill emerged from the Indecon report. As many have acknowledged, the report was done because of many scandals and difficulties in the industry. Unfortunately, we cannot rewind the clock and these difficulties have brought much of the industry into disrepute. However, the Bill is an attempt to deal with that. The Bill has been through...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: What plans are there for Pillar 2? GLAS has been a successful scheme, to some extent, but many farmers want certainty into the future. They are concerned that in Pillar 1 there is an element of environmental measures and actions in that regard. What actions are going to be left when a person enters GLAS? We need to be at the stage of getting some certainty on this and on the level of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the national Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, strategic plan and individual schemes his Department is designing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5762/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: One issue on which there is certainty is that there will be a new Common Agricultural Policy. Farmers need details of what that will involve and what new schemes are being developed to look after them into the future. That is particularly the case in regard to Pillar 1 because we know there will be changes involving a new environmental section to replace the greening measures. We need...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: The Minister is basically telling us that a tendering process is in place to appoint a consultancy firm to develop the plan and that it will be the subject of consultation. There is less than a year to get the contingency plan ready and we need to act quickly to get something in place. I ask the Minister to provide detail on what is envisaged, particularly in regard to Pillar 1. Many...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: Are there matters such as that which need to be considered under the CAP? The Minister may smile but we need to consider how we move things forward because many farmers are concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to spend the €11.6 million in TAMS approved funding that has lapsed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5707/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the tendering process for the recruitment of consultants for the development of the national CAP strategic plan and individual schemes his Department is designing; the budget and terms of reference of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5708/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to date to safeguard agriculture in the event of a deal or no-deal Brexit scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5709/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of different information technology consultants providing services to his Department; the way in which they are sourced; the cost in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5710/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Governance (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bodies, public or private, responsible for providing certification to Coillte to permit it to trade in timber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5779/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Smart Community Initiative: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their interesting presentation. I wish to raise a couple of matters. The first is the chapters, how they are set up and what mechanism a community project or group goes through to engage with them. I am from south Leitrim. Carrick-on-Shannon has a good broadband service and is the place where everything is happening, but there is very little outside that. That...