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Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 11: National Property Revaluation Programme (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: What percentage of valuations were appealed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 11: National Property Revaluation Programme (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Is there a cost to go to the tribunal?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 11: National Property Revaluation Programme (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: That is a modest enough charge but there is no point in any individual or business going to a tribunal unless they have additional resources. An industry has been created around the tribunal process. Ms Smyth spoke of the difficulty in employing valuers. Valuers have set themselves up to defend and help businesses when they are before a tribunal. They do not come cheap and the company has...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 11: National Property Revaluation Programme (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: How long does the tribunal process take?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 11: National Property Revaluation Programme (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Has Mr. O'Sullivan noticed a trend, such as an increase or a decrease in valuations of different properties and businesses?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 11: National Property Revaluation Programme (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Does the office use the trading figures in all situations?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 11: National Property Revaluation Programme (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: There could be false figures too. A rural pub could be rented for a certain amount but only open two or three evenings a week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: As we have a quorum we will commence the meeting in public session. I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are turned off. They interfere with the communications system. I now propose to go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: The next item is scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. On schedule B, COM (2017) 774 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1139 regarding fishing mortality ranges and safeguard levels for certain herring stocks in the Baltic Sea. It is proposed that COM (2017) 774 does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: I remind members and persons in the Public Gallery to ensure that their mobile phones, which interfere with the communications system, are turned off completely. We are dealing today with the hen harrier programme. From Irish Farmers with Designated Land, IFDL, I welcome Mr. Jason Fitzgerald, Mr. Morris Flynn, Mr. Kenneth Fitzgerald and Mr. Sean Kelly. I thank them for attending in order...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Thank you, Mr. Fitzgerald. I will call Deputy Cahill, Deputy Kenny and Deputy Mc Conalogue in that order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Deputy Kenny is next, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: I will allow some further questions before we take answers. Are there any further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Okay. Mr. Fitzgerald can come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Was there any consultation with your group prior to the scheme being set up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Neither your organisation nor any other organisation was consulted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Were there many meetings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: Did you attend any of them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: With regard to the hen harrier, would you say this scheme plus the possibility of extra funding that could be available from GLAS+ adequately compensate the hen harrier farmers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Deering: How much money can one get between the two schemes? If you were on top of the game in both schemes how much could you access?