Results 3,501-3,520 of 7,670 for speaker:Jackie Cahill
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Before Mr. Hayes responds, Deputy Fitzmaurice had spoken about the Minister and with respect to the officials I do not expect them to comment on that. Deputy Fitzmaurice has raised questions about how output will be increased and I ask Mr. Hayes to frame his answer around this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr Hayes. In fairness to the committee it is grand to say the Department hit 100 last week but the previous four weeks averaged 43. Our patience is exhausted, as is the industry. The industry is at exasperation point. As Deputy Fitzmaurice has said, Mr. Hayes has committed to an output and we will be watching extremely closely because the output has to increase consistently and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I agree with what the Senator has said about climate change targets. Mr. Hayes has made his points about the management structure. It would not be fair to expect him to identify or criticise his own management at a meeting. The point has been made by the Senator and others on the absolute necessity of delivering targets. They have not been delivered up to now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I support what Senator Lombard has said. We have all been contacted by various stakeholders about the norm in other European countries. When we look at some western European countries, it is very clear that farmer-sized forestry can get felling licences without any regulation attached. In Germany, we see that they can still get permission to clear and fell their plantations without a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Will the Department give us a commitment that it will undertake an analysis? We have a submission from a farming organisation. Germany and France are two countries we are very close to in regard to regulation and everything else. Will the Department give a commitment to do a study on how they are issuing their licences for different sizes of plantation and how they are complying with EU...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I asked Mr. Dunne a straight question. Will the Department commit to doing a review of what is happening in other European countries to see how they are interpreting the legislation and how those countries are issuing permits, as they call them, for clear-felling and for afforestation? Will Mr. Dunne give a commitment that a review will be done on how they are interpreting the legislation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Thank you. I call Deputy Michael Collins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: We will stick to the licences today. We will have to have another meeting on ash dieback and those issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: The Senator's points are well made. I call Mr. Hayes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)
Jackie Cahill: We have gone over time. I thank the witnesses for their engagement. As can be seen clearly, there is great frustration on our side over the issues facing the sector. I hope we will not have to return to the matter in the near future, but the licensing issue has to be sorted out. The sector cannot survive with the licensing output that has obtained in recent years. It just cannot...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: This morning, the committee had a two-hour briefing from Mr. Brendan Gleeson and some of his officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We are now looking forward to a discussion with the farming organisations. I welcome the following representatives of farming organisations: from the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, Mr. Tim Cullinan, president, and Mr. Tadhg Buckley,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Cullinan and invite Mr. McCormack of the ICMSA to make his contribution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. McCormack and invite Mr. Kelleher of the ICSA to make his statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Mr. Kelleher-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Keane. Our five witnesses provided comprehensive statements on behalf of the members they represent. If members wish to direct questions to a specific witness, that is fine but if all witnesses respond to every question, it will be difficult for all members to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: We can come back to that in a minute. Mr. McCormack would like to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: The Deputy asked enough questions to keep us going for three or four meetings. I will call Mr. Keane as he has not spoken since we opened the meeting to questions. Every president will wish to respond to what Deputy Carthy said.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Let Mr. Cullinan speak.