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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the witnesses to today's meeting. From Animal Health Ireland we have Mr. Joe O'Flaherty, CEO, Mr. Mike Magan, chairman, Mr. David Graham, programme manager, biosecure diseases, and Ms Finola McCoy, programme manager, CellCheck. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Does the group keep a watching brief on potential diseases that could threaten biosecurity and have an impact on the national herd? With the projected increase in the bovine population, both suckler and dairy, under Food Harvest 2020, is there a need for extra focus on diseases like Johne's and IBR against that background?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Are there any further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I call Ms McCoy first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: On that matter, there is a demand by the industry and consumer for reduced antibiotic input, which will become mandatory across Europe. That is the other challenge that is very relevant to Animal Health Ireland. I ask Mr. Graham to respond to the question on Johne's disease.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I apologise to the witnesses. We seem to be jumping about here. Is Deputy Deering on the SCC area as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I take it there are no further questions on Johne's disease.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I think Mr. Graham advised containment for Johne's disease initially rather than eradication.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: As opposed to eradication.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Thank you. Does Mr. Magan wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Thank you. That is a very relevant comment, because much of the expert advice that is given through technical working groups is provided free by interested parties whose background is employment or involvement with someone who supports Animal Health Ireland. Other agencies doing fine work are funded fully and everything they do is a cost on the State. It is important that we keep this issue...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions Report (12 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 60. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the report on the Constituency Commission produced in June 2012 recommending no changes to electoral boundaries for European Parliament elections; in view of a decision taken at European level to reduce Ireland’s number of MEPs from 12 to 11 at the next European Parliament elections in 2014, the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations Reform (13 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail his position on the future reform of the United Nations General Assembly; his views on whether the European Union delegation to the UN will one day be a full member of the UNGA in its own right, in view of the fact they hold full membership rights in some UN organisations and their relatively recent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabs that will be replaced in schools (details supplied) in County Wicklow, under his Departments prefab replacement scheme, phase II, announced on 10 June 2013; the value of the grants that will be made available to each school; the number of prefabs he intends to replace under this scheme at each of the said schools; the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, all new places being made available to both primary and secondary schools in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in the coming months and years; if he will outline all the upgrades and emergency works in the area since his appointment; if he will outline new school places and new schools, where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (13 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been allocated for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow under the investing in infrastructure and jobs package announced last week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28559/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (13 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the National Lottery is in breach of EU competition law, processing a dominant position; his views on whether this will affect the sale of the lottery licence, where the expressions of interest deadline has recently expired; the number of expressions of interest his Department has received for the lottery licence;...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: World Trade Negotiations (13 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline his preparations for the Ninth World Trade Organisation ministerial conference taking place in Bali in December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28421/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Funding (13 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form on a council basis, the amount that a number of local authorities (details supplied) that will be receiving as part of the additional €50 million that has been committed as part of the Investing in Infrastructure and Jobs Plan that was announced on 5 June 2013; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Stadium Projects (13 Jun 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department were approached in the past two years by the Football Association of Ireland regarding assistance, financial or otherwise, with their debt repayments on the Aviva Stadium / Lansdowne Road in Dublin; if any meetings between the FAI and his officials have taken place over the past two years where their debt...