Results 3,061-3,080 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank Dr. Beamish and I invite Senator Mac Lochlainn, followed by Deputy Pringle, to ask questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: What is the timeline for reaching an agreement? Dr. Beamish referred to a date of mid-June. Is that a definitive timeframe?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: That is the ultimate deadline.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: This committee has highlighted these issues previously to the SFPA. The authority will be before us again towards the end of the year and we can highlight them again at that stage. Is Deputy Pringle happy enough with that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: I do not want to cut the Deputy off but we have spent-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: We addressed these issues at a committee meeting on 1 May. Members were circulated with a copy of the schedule for that meeting. The committee agreed to seek an update from the Department which we have done today. Following today's meeting, we must determine what we will do next. We have a number of options. We could conclude our consideration of this proposal and make a political...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: That would be challenging. I suggest that we prepare a political contribution and sign off on it before the end of the week .
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank Dr. Beamish, Ms Kelly and Ms Forrest for coming in today. We will suspend briefly to allow the witnesses for our next session to take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Discussion (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: We are now back in public session and will begin our discussion on the beef data genomics programme. I welcome from the Irish Charolais Cattle Society, Mr. Kevin Maguire, president, and Mr. Nevan McKiernan, secretary. I also welcome Mr. Noel McGoldrick, Mr. Christy Comerford, Mr. Alan Wood and the mart manager from Cashel, Ms Alison De Vere Hunt. I thank the witnesses for coming before...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Discussion (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank Mr. McKiernan for his interesting presentation. I call Deputy Cahill as he was the first to indicate a wish to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Discussion (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: I suggest to the witnesses that we take more questions from members before getting replies. Has the delegation any questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Discussion (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: I call Senator Mac Lochlainn.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Discussion (22 May 2018)
Pat Deering: I invite the witnesses to respond to the points made.
- Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (23 May 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue, which has been raised in the House many times in recent years. It relates to the inconsistency whereby school bus drivers who reach the age of 70 years are no longer able to transport children to and from schools, although these same bus drivers may transport children from the same school on a school tour to the furthest...
- Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (23 May 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I very much appreciate that the school bus service is a very important and integral part of rural Ireland. We know that there have been issues around it in recent years and I thank the Minister of State for his engagement in that regard and for bringing the issues to a reasonable conclusion. With regard to the substantive issue, as I mentioned...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (29 May 2018)
Pat Deering: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) who has been deemed suitable for a course in IT Carlow but cannot afford the €9,750 annual fee. [23162/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility (29 May 2018)
Pat Deering: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be refunded for a cataract operation. [23121/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)
Pat Deering: 347. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in St. Vincent's University Hospital. [23191/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)
Pat Deering: 417. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) waiting for a procedure at the Mater Hospital will receive an appointment for the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23417/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (29 May 2018)
Pat Deering: 510. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a person (details supplied) who wishes to travel can renew their driver licence; and if special arrangements can be made in these circumstances. [23123/18]