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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee
Business of Joint Committee (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Apologies have been received from Senator Tim Lombard. I remind Members to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off. Is it agreed that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before we return to public session? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: I remind Members to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off before we commence the meeting. Today we are discussing animal welfare and the control and management of horses. I welcome, Mr. Martin Blake, chief veterinary officer, and Mr. Dermot Murphy, principal officer, animal health and welfare division from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and, from the Local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Boland and Mr. Mahon. Deputy Cahill was first to indicate, followed by Deputies Penrose and Martin Kenny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Deputy Eugene Murphy is a man who is happy to speak. Does he want to make a contribution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Many and varied questions have been asked. I ask the officials from the Department to respond first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Would Mr. Blake like to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: That completes Mr. Blake's contribution and I call now on Mr. Mahon on that theme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: That is perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: On that matter, are there specific criteria that local authorities use when this issue arises? Where do they get their funds from within their resources? Are they taken out of "X" or "Y" department to look after this matter or is it up to each individual local authority to do their own thing in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: These funds are not taken from any particular department within the local authorities themselves. For example, would it be the housing department or the environment department or whatever?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Could the Department check that particular point or is that a possibility? It could be considered under pillar 2 of any particular future CAP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: We can include that, absolutely. I call Mr. Shine now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Has Mr. Shine any idea how this compares with other countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Following on from what Deputy Martin Kenny said about semi-retired farmers having a couple of assess that technically speaking, are illegal, in order to draw down a payment, if one had a bovine animal that was not registered, I am sure it would not be possible to draw down a payment. It must be possible to register an equine animal, be it a horse, a pony or whatever else, in order to draw...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Would some of these farmers not have passports for their animals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Does anyone want to take up the other questions, including Deputy Cahill's question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Does anyone else want to make a comment before I wrap up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: Would it be fair to say that the same individuals who represent a difficulty today represented a difficulty five or ten years ago? Are these the same people who will cause difficulty in five or ten years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: It is well-known who these people are. It seems there are no other questions. This has been an interesting discussion. Obviously, several issues need to be addressed, including resource issues. Some of the arrangements being developed by the Department may be helpful. Deputy Cahill wants to bring this issue to the agenda of this committee. Next week we will discuss exactly what course...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (19 Jun 2019)

Pat Deering: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on an invalidity appeal applied for one year ago; and the reason for the delay from the time of the original application to the appeals decision. [25670/19]