Results 141-160 of 4,009 for speaker:Martin Kenny

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: The Minister would accept those standards are simply not there and, therefore, there could not be a deal if we continue in this way.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister. I thank the Acting Chair for his indulgence.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I would appreciate if the Minister would do that. I know there is a review of ACRES. I think it will find the clear problems where they exist. From the very outset, when people measured the plots, set them out and all of that, they had to immediately upload the information to a portal. They often had to travel a couple of miles down the road to get broadband coverage to do that. There...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is the remit of the people who want to ensure they can get a fair price for their beef, which they are entitled to, and I suggest it is an opportunity for the Minister to at least respond.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is unfortunate the Taoiseach did not give a clear commitment the other day that the Government would oppose Mercosur.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate that this is all work we have to do to get it out of the way and clear the decks. However, I am particularly interested in the section of the Minister’s opening statement where he referred to ACRES. The amount of difficulties and problems people are having with that across the country, particularly in the co-operative sector, is something that really needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: 839. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants, the total number of eligible suckler cows for which payments are made and the average herd size under the suckler carbon efficiency programme in each of the years 2023 and 2024. [44456/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: 840. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual funding under the tillage incentive scheme that was expended on payments for newly converted lands and maintenance payments, respectively, in each of the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form. [44457/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: 841. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area under the tillage incentive scheme that received payments for newly converted lands payment and for maintaining tillage land, respectively, in each of the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form. [44458/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: 842. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated for the tillage incentive scheme in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [44459/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: 1139. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide an update on the expected rollout of the free HRT scheme, including any plans his Department has for pharmacists regarding managing dispensing charges. [44460/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (24 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: 216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will publish the bird surveys that was a condition attached to the granting of planning approval for a wind farm (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43595/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (22 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: 452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will address the discrepancies in pay for local authority workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43057/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister for his opening statement and his contribution. A lot of money is being put to these two industries every year. This follows on from the Cathaoirleach’s question to an extent. When large sums like that are being allocated people would expect there would be significant scrutiny on how that money would be spent, where it was going and how much was going on prize...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Does the Minister have any indication of when he would expect the Mazars report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Will it be this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Will the other review commence quickly after that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Has there been any tendering to appoint anyone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: With regard to the issue of how this money is being allocated at the moment to different sectors within the horse racing industry, how much oversight does the Department have of that? How much return and data does it get back regarding how this money is spent, what sectors it is going into, and who is getting the money? What process is there for applications to receive funding from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Is there an independent auditing process around all of that?