Results 3,561-3,580 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (5 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next round of new DEIS status will be allocated to primary schools; if a school (details supplied) will be included in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51030/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Offices (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: 266. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the provision of the advanced IDA facility in County Carlow; the timescale for the commencement and completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51790/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with a medical card who is the patient of a doctor who has retired cannot transfer to another doctor even though their family members are already patients of this doctor and they are a private patient of the doctor. [52037/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the fodder situation. [51788/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: 402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the situation regarding Mercosur; and if a deal will be completed in the coming months. [51789/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: Before we commence, I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: Before we commence, I remind members, witnesses and people in the Public Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off as they cause interference with the broadcasting equipment. I welcome Mr Michael Sheahan, deputy chief veterinary officer; Mr. Eoin Ryan, senior supervisory veterinary inspector; Mr. Colm Forde, principal officer; Ms Rosanne Greene, assistant principal officer;...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Sheahan for his informed presentation. Before I invite members to contribute, I have a couple of questions. I note that Mr. Sheahan never mentioned deer in his presentation. It is every farmer's worst nightmare to be told he or she has a reactor or reactors on his or her farm, but some people would argue that in certain areas deer are a major contributory factor to TB, although...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: Where I come from in Carlow is not far from west Wicklow and we are well aware that the latter has been a problem area for a while.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: To follow up on that point, I am looking at the map. The only red part of the country currently is the Border area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: Has that been a constant problem?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: Obviously, the authorities in Northern Ireland should be concerned about it. Are they as concerned about it as the we are down here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: I presume Brexit presents another challenge in that regard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: Before we move on to that, Deputy Cahill referred to placing details relating to herd histories on mart boards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: That could devalue an individual's stock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: That might be extreme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: As matters stand, no one can sell any livestock in the mart without having a clear test.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: That is how it is. The committee hears regularly about the challenges in the suckler area. The margins are tight. While I take Mr. Sheehan's point, it seems unfair that by potentially influencing the price of that individual's stock being sold at this time of year or a bit earlier, it could have a knock-on effect on the viability of that herd and the viability of the farm family.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: Most likely, it will not affect the dairy farmer as much because he will mostly be producing his own replacements and he will have a continuous cashflow, as opposed to the suckler farmer, who will be selling weanlings every autumn. Obviously, the suckler herd has a tighter margin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
Pat Deering: There was a final question.