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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: It may be a good idea for us to get together to come up with proposals. There is an opportunity in this part of our considerations to make sure that if there is to be a coupling it rewards activity and that if anyone is at a loss it should be the people who are less active. We are still talking about it. We still have not figured out the definition of "active". Going back to coefficients...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: There is an exercise which must be carried out if the Minister is to do as the Deputy suggests. I refer to the fact that a balance must be struck between the people who will be in the cohort that will receive an increase in Pillar 1 funding and those who previously received area-based payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme or REPS and who tended to be the greatest beneficiaries of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Three members remain who are interested in fishing. I urge them to be as quick as possible with questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: No. I thank the Minister and his officials. What he said is correct. We have had too many political compromises on the CFP for years and against the background of the work the sub-committee is trying to do on smaller coastal communities and the people who represent the small inshore fishermen, it would be a travesty if we allowed IFCs, or whatever they are called, to become the norm. As...

Topical Issue Debate: Air Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this issue. I tabled it because a direct commercial air route between Ireland and Asia would open up further opportunities for the creation of jobs and investment in the country and, in particular, add to our tourism potential. Deputies may recall that when Ireland qualified for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Aer Lingus...

Topical Issue Debate: Air Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Minister for taking this issue and his comprehensive answer. For any airline to consider a direct route, it would have to be based on a commercial principle. The fact that there are reasonable one-stop alternatives in place is something we would have to examine. Nonetheless, for many years we have tended to look to markets in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe in the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 742. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the list of all engagements that he had in the course of his August 2013 visit to Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37543/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 562 of 9 July 2013 and 164 of 16 July 2013, the number of notifications given to his Department when military or State aircraft applied for authorisation traffic rights when carrying Heads of State or Heads of Government from other nations in the past five years; the number that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his recent engagements with the Governor of the US State of California, Jerry Brown, on his recent visit here in July 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37030/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcomes of the Foreign Affairs Council that took place in Brussels on 22 July 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37073/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rapid Response Initiative (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline current operations of Ireland’s humanitarian standby roster, the Rapid Response Corps; the number of applications received during the 2013 recruitment drive; the number of persons called for interview; if he will provide details on the number of persons successful in the interview stage before...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the re-configuration of the EU Affairs and Co-ordination Division in conjunction with the Department of the Taoiseach, in view of the conclusion of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union; if he will outline the diplomatic postings, that will be made at assistant principal, first...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the different ranks and grades in his Department and Irelands diplomatic corps; the comparisons that can be made in the ranks between different Government Departments and the Cvil Service; the number of persons in each rank-grade within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37155/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update and history on diplomatic relations and engagement between Ireland and Morocco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Service Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the transfer of the passport service to the Department of Justice and Equality which is currently introducing a number of service enhancements as part of the Government’s integrated reform delivery plan; his views that the transferring of the service to an independent executive...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his political and trade mission to China that took place in July and August 2013; if he will provide a list of engagements he had on the visit, in view of the importance of a trade and investment focus, attracting investment and growing exports; if he will provide an update on the strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the United States of America to fill the vacancy of ambassador to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37236/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland was requested, through the EU, OSCE or otherwise to take part in or assist in any form international election observer monitoring in Zimbabwe as part of its presidential election in July 2013 and August 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37239/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the recent deal to provide full market liberalisation of Irish salmon exports to China, following lengthy negotiations between his Department, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and Ireland's diplomatic missions with Chinese authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37271/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the details of Irish Aid's recent joint review of its work on nutrition in Malawi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37327/13]