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- Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Okay, so we have it on the record of the House that there are no fees at the moment.
- Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Will the Minister come back to the House if he plans to introduce fees?
- Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: If the Minister were to introduce fees, it would be done by regulation.
- Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for the engagement.
- Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I note what the Minister has stated and I am happy to withdraw the amendment.
- Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I am happy to. I can press it, but will the Minister accept it? No.
- Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I take the Minister's word that it will be dealt with by regulation.
- Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I agree with Senator Daly and also thank the Minister. I have said it time and again. The Minister is amenable to having discussions outside these Chambers to explain the rationale and thought process of his policy and direction, which is helpful. I start by thanking his officials. That is where it is at. We do not have to be at loggerheads. It is lonesome to be in the Opposition....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. Callanan. I have nothing further to say. We are running late. We have considered this in some detail and we did raise concerns about it. This is why it actually back to the Department. The Department has set out the key tools on viable alternatives. It is about viability and sustainability, which is very broad in all aspects of agriculture and food production. With regard...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: That is fair enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the officials from the Department. We have gone around the houses. Clearly, the forestry sector is in crisis and no one seems to be listening. We have difficulty engaging with the Ministers from the Department. No one is really willing to get up, come down, engage and tell us what is the story. The real issue is about transparency. What is going on in the European Union? What...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: And the clarifications for which the EU was looking. Will the witnesses shed some light on the questions it is asking and what clarifications it is seeking?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Can Mr. Dunne share with us how that was addressed? What has the Department suggested to the Commission that would address some of those concerns?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Can Mr. Dunne take us through how the Department is responding to what he considers to be the challenges? What is he saying? What was the Department's response?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Mr. Dunne cannot say or he does not know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Can he share that with us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I want to finish up because I am conscious of time. Again, we need to see the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, in here. I am hearing more from the witnesses than I am hearing from the Minister of State. I asked Mr. Dunne if he knows and he does know. Now, I am asking him if he would share some of the amelioration or the measures that he is suggesting to counteract the concerns of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I know that and Mr. Dunne has told us that three times. Could he tell me how the Department proposes to address those issues?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Tell us what solutions are being proposed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I understand that Mr. Dunne said the Department is engaging and we do not doubt that. He should tell us the solutions the Department is rolling out or is proposing to address the concerns. That is what we want to hear. We have been around the houses. Mr. Dunne is working on this case. What is he suggesting as solutions? We are charged with responsibility in this area, as the Committee...