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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 667. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding made available to County Wicklow through the local authority, community and voluntary groups for the seniors alert scheme on a yearly basis from 2010 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46147/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Job Initiatives (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide for the use of social or local employment clauses in future capital projects under his Department’s remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47242/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ask the National Transport Authority to outline the funding available to the local authority to conduct works at a village (details supplied) in County Wicklow under traffic management, safety for cyclists and pedestrians over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45897/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward legislation to provide effect to the measures outlined in the ports policy document published earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46894/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome Mr. Ruairí Cunningham and Mr. Cormac Cunningham, directors of Strathroy Dairy, to the committee today. Before I begin, I bring to the attention of witnesses the matter of privilege. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Cunningham.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Rather than Mr. Cunningham replying now, we will bank questions and he can then reply to them together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I will call Senator O'Keeffe and Deputy Heydon and then come back to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. Cunningham is into summation. Deputy Heydon asked about price, investment and traceability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Perhaps the witnesses would respond to the questions regarding investment and traceability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I would like to clarify something before I call Senator O'Neill. Senator O'Keeffe said that the National Dairy Council was established in 1964, but Mr. Cunningham said it was established in 2009. I assume he was speaking about the campaign.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: It was originally established as a semi-State organisation. When we acceded to the EU, it became an industry-led group. It is no longer a semi-State body. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: It is a little confusing. I presume the council has the name it has because it was established by the Minister for Agriculture of the day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I suppose that is how it has evolved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Okay. I call Senator O'Neill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: We will bank the Senator's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Perhaps Senator O'Neill's questions can be banked with those to be asked by Deputies Deering and Barry and Senator Comiskey. I ask whoever owns the mobile phone that is causing interference to switch it off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: No. The first question from Deputy Deering was the amount invested in processing plant. The second question was about the average size of the cow herd and the number of producers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: There was a question from Senator Comiskey about the percentage of the overall supply sourced from the Republic of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I have a batch of questions. Deputy Barry asked about the price differential between NDC and non-NDC labelled milk. He made the comment, I am not sure if it was a question.