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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Moving on from biomass, we told about converting grass to gas. Bioethanol is probably the most efficient way of doing it because one can have a crop that can be produced three, four or five times a year depending on the variety, but one needs a critical mass of 200 ha to 300 ha for production. It is not something that one can bring the product very far to by use of anaerobic digesters. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: The reason we asked specifically about the carbon value of sequestration is that if we are to produce off the other land that we can produce food from and we know we can do it, we are looking for a counter credit argument. Between Bord na Móna and Coillte, there is more than 500,000 ha of land, there is in the order of 2 million ha in pasture production and whatever is in arable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: It might be useful to get that research and we could get it on the Library and Research page. It might form part of a justification, if things stack up. If we were to up production of biofuels of some description, using either grass, willow or miscanthus and that would benefit Ireland's greenhouse gas targets, one would need an incentive to so do. One could make an economic argument for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome Dr. Helen Sheridan and Dr. Paul Murphy of the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science. I thank them for coming before us today to brief the committee on the issue of land use, which we are considering. I know they were in the Gallery when I read the privilege notice earlier in the meeting, but I am obliged to do so again. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Dr. Sheridan and Dr. Murphy for their presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Before the witnesses give free economic advice to Deputy Barry-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Sorry, it is relevant. I was just being flippant. In regard to the chart showing this April's yields, is there a question in regard to sustainability? Rye grasses are known to be fairly resilient generally, but one of the rye grasses is described as having a yield of 90,000 per hectare. This is quite low. I presume the reference is to chemical fertiliser rather than organic. In general,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: We need to know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: You will note in Dr. Murphy's presentation that he refers to giving credit to the greenhouse gas inventories for certification for product labelling and marketing. That is referred to at least three times. This goes back to what Dr. Sheridan said earlier about biodiversity. Apart from anything else we have a higher percentage if we simply ensure it happens. Dr. Sheridan made an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: The GLAS scheme offers an opportunity. Hedgerows were not initially in the scheme but I understand they are now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I accept that. It was because they were too wide and not really functioning. Let us reflect on the two presentations. There is some ongoing work in the trialling but by 2015 or 2016 we will have a better idea. The same applies in the Bord na Móna case with regard to the ecological reinstatement and its value from the point of view of carbon sequestration. The company is unsure...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person presently studying for a primary degree and in receipt of back to education allowance and who intends to progress to Masters level, may retain back to education allowance at Masters level or if there is another allowance available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22901/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 455. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person studying for a primary degree and in receipt of back to education allowance and who intends to progress to masters level may retain back to education allowance at masters level; if they may work on a part time basis should a job opportunity present itself; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23139/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 456. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and who has received an offer of part time work, three hours a day, five days a week, at a minimum rate of pay, is entitled to retain some or part of their jobseeker's allowance in view of the fact that the maximum hours involved is 18 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Issues (27 May 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 931. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority charge organisations or service providers when they carry out an assessment of standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23250/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (5 Jun 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 77. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the appointment of the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland Admissions Board has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24014/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (5 Jun 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify for taxi drivers who enter their destination to their satellite navigation software on their smart phones whether the automatic data updates for route information received during their journeys is prohibited as being data access while driving under the new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land (Resumed): European Commission (5 Jun 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the members from European Commission. I shall first introduce the members of DG Agriculture: Mr. Tassos Haniotis, Mr. Pierre Bascou, Mr. Andreas Gumbert, Ms Viki Palotai and Ms Christiane Canenbley. I cannot see everyone on the screen but they are all present. We are also joined by three more officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land (Resumed): European Commission (5 Jun 2014)

Andrew Doyle: My name is Andrew Doyle and I am Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I thank the delegation for their attendance, on behalf of the committee members. During the course of the meeting the members will make contributions and I shall introduce them to the delegation. I thank everyone for their co-operation this morning and for facilitating a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land (Resumed): European Commission (5 Jun 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Haniotis. I will now ask committee members to pose questions to the delegation.