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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 604. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the provision of a specific class designation for the development of large scale studio infrastructure under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, as there currently is no specific class of development that relates to the film industry, or exemption from fees under these regulations; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome Mr. Maurice Crowley from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland; Mr. Ken Burke, Dr. Anne Finnegan and Mr. Tadhg Buckley from AIB; Mr. Mark Cunningham and Mr. Sean Farrell from Bank of Ireland; and Dr. Ailish Byrne and Mr. Nigel Walsh from Ulster Bank. I express the joint committee's appreciation to them for coming before us to discuss the potential difficulties and price...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the witness. I am conscious that Deputy Penrose may have to leave and I call him first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: That is Deputy Barry's sign-off plug for the non-dairy sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We have a list of questions and comments. Could I add a couple?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The witnesses have two definitions of people who are farming - people who own land and people who operate land. The cohort that own it are generally older on average. A higher proportion of the people who are now operating the land - there has been emphasis on young farmers - will not own it. There is a land mobility effort. We have had the agri-taxation review. It relates to share...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: There are a couple of key points on lending. Does Mr. Burke want to take some of the earlier questions or are there questions he particularly wishes to answer? If somebody else wants to answer the same question, they can feel free to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Reference was made to intervention and market insurance schemes. It is said it is always easy for farmers and co-operatives to talk about this when the price is low but not when the price is high. There seems to be a trigger in, trigger out when prices reach a certain point. Intervention is set at world market prices, which really means it is ineffective. Have the banks any comments or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: One would imagine that it would be of benefit to everyone to have a little more certainty and less risk and volatility, in the context of business plans, expansion, security for the borrower and reassurance for the lender.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We are discussing agriculture today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The rationale behind inviting the witnesses in was to discuss potential difficulties caused by market volatility. We might have expanded a little on that to discuss owners, farm operators and long-term leasing. I may be as guilty of that as everyone else. Deputy Barry hit on the very relevant point of trying to eliminate conacre for everybody’s benefit because it becomes very...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (11 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the European Fisheries Fund, or its successor, the European Maritime Fisheries Fund, provide funding support for fishermen, who are no longer involved in fishing, to retrain in an alternative maritime activity; specifically in respect of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6166/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the planning application for a new school build (details supplied) in County Wicklow has not been lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6352/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Act 2014 (17 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 248. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the definition for an accountant under existing legislation; if he will outline the proposed changes for the definition of accounts, under the Companies Act 2014, that is due to be enacted at a later date; if accountants, under the legislation, must be recognised by a professional association; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services Staff (17 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 480. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the application for additional library staff in Tinahely, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7009/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Before we hear from our witnesses, I want to discuss EU legislative proposals that are before us. It is proposed that the proposals listed in Schedule B - COM (2014) 613, COM (2014) 614, COM (2014) 690, COM (2014) 695, COM (2014) 696 and COM (2014) 697 - do not warrant further scrutiny. Is this agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome Mr. Jerry Early, Mr. James O'Toole, Mr. Enda Conneely and Mr. John Walsh from the Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation. I thank them for coming before the committee today to brief it on the progress being made on the recommendations in the report of the Oireachtas Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries on promoting sustainable rural coastal and island communities. By virtue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. Early said he had four of the recommendations. Does he wish to go through them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: By way of background, the committee has already completed a number of reports during its term and felt that rather than undertaking additional reports, it should revisit previous reports to see what progress had been made in relation to the implementation of the recommendations therein. The report before us is the first chosen in that regard. Our aim is to see if we can assist in its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Does anyone else wish to contribute? I am mindful that other members have yet to arrive, but do the witnesses have a response to the questions? It has been recommended that, under the Common Agricultural Policy, access and priority should be given to smaller communities. This important recommendation has come after the report was finalised. In a way, there has been a meeting of minds and...