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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: I remind members to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off, as normal. One can see, from time to time, the manner in which they interfere with the communications systems. Apologies have been received from Deputies Marcella Corcoran Kennedy and Thomas Pringle, and Senator Tim Lombard. I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to please make sure their mobile telephones are completely turned off. We are here today to discuss climate change and issues specific to the agriculture, food and marine sectors. I welcome from the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, Mr. Joe Healy, president, and Mr. Thomas Cooney, environment chairman, and from the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank Mr. McCormack for his opening remarks and I now invite Mr. Martin Keane to make the opening statement on behalf of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, ICOS.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Keane. Next Mr. Duffy will make a presentation on behalf of Macra na Feirme. Before I call him, I understand he was due to be joined by Mr. Derry Dillon, but he has a super sub with him instead. Unfortunately, Mr. Dillon was involved in an accident today. On behalf of the joint committee, I wish him well. I hope everything will work out all right for him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Duffy and the other delegates for their very informative presentations. I will now take questions from members. I will take three questioners at a time and then go back to the panel. Deputy Charlie McConalogue is first and will be followed by Senators Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Michelle Mulherin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: I am sorry to interrupt the Senator, but he may not be aware that there is a vote in the Seanad. Does he want to pair with his colleague, Senator Michelle Mulherin?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: It is new politics.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: That is no problem. I thank Mr. Keane for his comments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: Does any member of the ICOS have a view on the beef issue that has been raised?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: It is a topical issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: Coming from the heart of rural Ireland, climate change is probably the biggest issue of our time. We talk about the CAP and Brexit, but this is an issue that is not going to go away and we have to deal with it. Agriculture has played a huge part in improving the position in the past while, but it is not getting the credit for it. We have four farming organisations represented today that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: Mr. Duffy recovered well there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank all the witnesses. This is the beginning of a very important body of work and the witnesses are the first we have invited in to discuss climate change. The environmental groups will be in next week and another group will be in the following week. At the end of the process we hope to do a report, which we hope will get some media attention. We will keep let the witnesses know how...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (15 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: He has a short memory.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (15 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: We are clearing up the mess you left behind.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (15 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: You cannot let him away with that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (15 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: It is very difficult-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (15 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: Sorry.
- Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (15 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: 7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the re-evaluation process of the applications for sport capital funding that were unsuccessful in 2017; and the timeframes involved. [7506/18]
- Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (15 Feb 2018)
Pat Deering: At the outset, I apologise for my interruption earlier. It is no slight on the Acting Chairman.