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

Pat Deering: Is the Deputy auditioning for a job?

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

Pat Deering: We will move on to the land round of questions. The next speaker is Deputy Danny Healy-Rae and he will be followed by Deputies Brassil, Michael Moynihan and Michael Collins.

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

Pat Deering: Sorry to interrupt but for the information of the committee, we will hear from officials in the Department once this section is finished and we will get the details from that side as well.

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

Pat Deering: I invite Mr Fitzgerald to respond and to sum up.

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

Pat Deering: Okay.

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

Pat Deering: This is a joint committee, comprising members of all parties. I call Mr. Fitzgerald to sum up.

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

Pat Deering: I ask Mr. Fitzgerald to conclude his remarks.

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

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald. We have given the issue a good hearing and I thank him for being here. The solution to the issue probably lies with Europe rather than in this jurisdiction. The next round of CAP could play a very important role in that regard. There is currently much talk of CAP and the consultation in that regard. Mr. Fitzgerald's contribution today will be very important from...

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

Pat Deering: Two Members wanted to come back in. Do Deputies Brassil and Cahill want to follow on from what Mr. Hayes has said or to speak on a different issue?

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

Pat Deering: Is Mr. Hayes saying that it was not under the auspices of the Department?

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

Pat Deering: Without getting bogged down on this point, perhaps the committee could write to the other Department seeking clarification. I am not trying to cut across the witness's area of responsibility, but when a previous committee dealt with this matter in 2015 officials from that Department may have come before it. I am open to question in that regard but I believe that was the case at the time....

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

Pat Deering: Does Mr. Hayes wish to respond?

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

Pat Deering: Yes. We will look for clarification from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. As Deputy Cahill suggested, we will look for the appropriate official who was dealing with it at that time to come before us in due course. I am conscious that we will have to suspend the sitting because there is a vote in the Dáil. I apologise for that.

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

Pat Deering: Mr. Hayes was responding to some questions before we suspended the meeting.

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

Pat Deering: We will stop the Deputy if we have to.

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

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Hayes, Mr. Monaghan and Mr. O'Flaherty. Does Mr. Hayes want to sum up? I think we have given this a good airing. I apologise for keeping the witnesses late.

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

Pat Deering: That is an important point and Mr. Monaghan made a point about this being a pilot scheme and the potential for it in the next RDP. That discussion needs to take place now. We look forward to inviting the witnesses back to update us on how the scheme goes during the year. We will suspend the public meeting now and then go into private session.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (6 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) will receive their rebate from the Revenue Commissioners regarding the help-to-buy scheme. [5332/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (6 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will introduce to make general practice more attractive to young doctors; his plans to review the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5364/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: This committee is now in public session. Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to make sure their mobile phones are completely turned off. I would like to welcome from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dr. Cecil Beamish, assistant secretary; Mr. John Quinlan, principal officer; and Mr. Kevin Hodnett, assistant principal officer. I thank them for appearing before...