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

Pat Deering: Does Mr. Quinlan want to respond?

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

Pat Deering: I do not want to cut across the Senator but we have been down the road a few times on this.

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 is the final round-up. I do not want to get bogged down. Dr. Beamish has already said new legislation might deal with this matter. Does Mr. Quinlan want to respond?

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

Pat Deering: I thank the officials are attending today and having an informative and interesting discussion on this matter. Coming from an inland county, this is not a particular issue on which I would be dealing with every day. However, it has been an informed debate today. I also thank members for bearing with us during this lengthy meeting.

Death of former Ceann Comhairle: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I also wish to be associated with the previous remarks about Séamus Pattison. Coming from the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny, he was a man who treated everybody the very same. No matter what party one was from, it made no difference to Séamus Pattison. Whether he was an MEP or a Minister of State, he always looked forward to coming home to look after his constituents. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 69. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has reviewed the action plan for jobs for the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5944/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (7 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the advance facility planned for County Carlow; the timeframe for planning application, commencement and completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5758/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: They want to rewrite history.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: Fianna Fáil closed it.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: It is a fact.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: No.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Vetting (8 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this issue. I recognise the fact considerable progress has been made on the Garda vetting issue in recent years and I recall raising a similar Topical Issue on the subject a number of years ago, given the difficulties at the time. Nonetheless, more progress needs to be made. The considerable duplication involved needs to be eradicated in...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Vetting (8 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister of State. I concur that the main aim is to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults, which nobody would deny. I made the point in my initial contribution about how quick the turnaround has become since 2013, when it was very slow and laborious. However, I repeat the point about the same person being vetted on a number of occasions during a year when doing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the commencement of work on a building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6480/18]

Other Questions: Dairy Sector (13 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which dairy exports performed in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7012/18]

Other Questions: Dairy Sector (13 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: How did dairy exports perform in 2017 in view of the fact that dairy production has increased by over 9% in the past year? In December alone there was a 13.7% increase in dairy production. I recently read an article produced by a man mentioned earlier, Commissioner Hogan, in which he made the point that alarm bells should be ringing with respect to dairy expansion. There is a perfect storm...

Other Questions: Dairy Sector (13 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: There is no doubt that the export of food products has been the good news story for the past few years. One could argue that without the agriculture sector the economy would be in a far worse place than it is. In view of the fact, for example, that dairy exports to the United Kingdom dropped by approximately 10% in 2016, are we finding alternative markets? The United Kingdom is our nearest...

Other Questions: Dairy Sector (13 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister for those figures. It is encouraging to see that we are moving further afield. Some of our products are particularly perishable and may not reach these destinations in time. Should we be diversifying some of our products at this stage? For example, at 85%, the British market is our main market for cheddar cheese. How will we replace that market? It is a key concern...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (13 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to seek new markets in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7013/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (13 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) was refused assistance from the disabled drivers and passengers scheme. [6721/18]