Results 3,421-3,440 of 4,024 for speaker:Martin Kenny

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: The matter I wish to raise relates to inspections that farmers must go through. Many farmers are the victims of farm inspections taking place around the country. In the programme for Government there is a commitment to introduce a "yellow card" scheme, which means that when a farm inspection is to take place, the farmer may be told of two or three problems that must be dealt with so they...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: We could have a black card system.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the issue of respite services, especially in the north west. I know the Taoiseach has answered questions previously from Deputy MacSharry around Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, which is a similar service, but there are issues with both of them. There are people in the Gallery who have met with the Minister of State, Deputy Finian...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (28 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated in each of the years 2010 to 2016 for the provision of green certificate education for farmers; and his views on whether this allocation was sufficient for the provision of courses to meet the demand during those years. [30372/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (28 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the establishment of an infectious bovine rhinotracheitis eradication scheme; and the estimated cost of such a scheme. [30373/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (28 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of running the regional veterinary laboratory network by year in each of the years 2010 to 2016; and the expected allocation for 2017 for the maintenance and improvement of the network. [30374/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: I again welcome the witnesses to the committee. I too would like to bring up the issue of the very large capacity vessels, or super trawlers as they are known. I understand that rather than simply discarding dead fish, these super trawlers mince the fish before pumping them back out. This means they will not be seen. Does the SFPA have the powers and ability to board these vessels easily...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate what the Minister is doing and note that he is in the USA trying to progress new markets for Irish produce. While all of that is excellent, we come back to the point that there does not seem to be transparency. The Irish farmer is not getting a fair price. We say we are going to start to try to aim higher and get to a higher place on the shelf, which is fine. However, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: Will the monopolies be dealt with?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase farm income for those sectors, the income of which according to the Teagasc farm survey is below €10,000, with 19% of persons with an income below €5,000. [28469/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: Admittedly, it is a similar question. I congratulate the Minister of State on his reappointment and wish him many "years", I would say, but it will probably be months, here because we do not know where we are going. I suppose the essence of my question is farm income and where it is at. Deputy McConalogue dealt with some parts of it. What gets me, and what gets most farmers, is that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: The Minister of State is quite correct. Putting measures in place, for example, for loans, to help the farmer to get over the difficult times has always been the solution to try and deal with volatility and what I suggest here is that the Government needs to have a plan to address volatility in the first place to ensure it does not arise as often or as deep when it happens. I hope the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: It is tiny.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: I refer to the nearest school rule under the school transport scheme which was introduced a number of years ago. It has a particular impact on families living in rural parishes. The Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Deputy John Halligan, established a group to deal with the issue but nothing has come of it. I can give an example of the rule's serious impact on...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: Will the Minister indicate that he will do something about it rather than push the issue further down the road?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which will be put in place by his Department in order to assist farmers due to the new EU rules governing slurry spreading and the use of splash plates. [29244/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total sum of money retained from farmers in the beef data genomics scheme in 2016 and to date in 2017; the reason for the retention of these moneys; and the measures taken by his department to ensure that farmers are fully informed as to the reason the retentions are taking place and the way to avoid them in future. [27961/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although there was a commitment to put a ceiling on direct CAP payments of €150,000 and a commitment to lower that ceiling to €100,000, a small group of farmers were in receipt of payments of over €200,000 in 2016; and the way in which this happened in view of his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he plans to distribute the extra mackerel quota which has been allocated. [29245/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the objective of his Department in performing a new round of land eligibility inspections with stricter criteria which may result in hill farmers receiving reduced direct payments; the details of the new criteria; and the implications of each. [27958/17]