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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I remind members and delegates to turn off their mobile phones. As the meeting is being streamed live on television, it is important that there be no interference by phones, iPads or anything else. We will have two sessions. In session A we will hear from representatives of the Irish Farmers Association and the Agricultural Consultants Association. In session B we will hear from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I propose to invite Mr. Dawson to make an opening statement, and we will then have questions to both witnesses. There are quite a few Members present who are not members of the committee. Copies of the presentations are being printed and will be circulated as quickly as we can do so. I apologise for this; I should have known that there would be plenty of interest in the topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: There were many observations and comments. There are a number of questions addressed to the IFA. I invite the delegates to answer them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I invite Mr. Dunne to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Dunne and invite Mr. Dolan to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: On a point of clarification, these commonage management or commonage framework plans are historical.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Those are few brief questions for Mr. Dawson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the delegates from the IFA and the ACA - which is sometimes referred to as the ASA, and its delegates are probably members of the ASA - for attending. I want to make an observation, as somebody who has had to complete a basic area aid payment form. I have registered to see if I qualify for GLAS, but I am not sure how that will work out, as the land is not in a commonage. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome our guests, Mr. Patrick Kent, president, and Mr. Eddie Punch, general secretary, from the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and Mr. Brendan Joyce, director of policy, Mr. Colm O'Donnell, director of policy, and Mr. Joe Condon, assistant chairman, from the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association, and thank them for coming before us. I am aware that they were present in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I invite Mr. Joyce or Mr. O'Donnell to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Ó Cuív should be brief, as we are running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Fitzmaurice wishes to make a point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank all members and witnesses. It has been a long session but there are many concrete and constructive proposals that have followed on from real, identifiable problems with this new concept. I wish to clarify a point for Mr. O'Donnell regarding land being made eligible over a period. There are portions of land currently deemed ineligible and I do not care what anybody says about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: That is the point. If nobody else participates, a farmer can only be responsible for his or her part of it. That needs to be clarified.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: On the other side, there are cases in which people will have to de-stock radically. They are the efficient plots. We have made this point. If I want to be part of a commonage, I can delegate the responsibility for keeping the stock on the hill to one or two farmers who are doing it all the time anyway. It means that where there are people who are not already farming their commonage area...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Postal Services (15 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of her Department's initiatives to transfer funds electronically directly into personal accounts for persons in receipt of social welfare payments and contributions, the way it is intended to structure this payment process, considering the Government's commitment to post offices nationally; if it is intended that such payments will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (15 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the Educate Together primary schools in Wicklow and Greystones in County Wicklow, form part of the new catchment area for the new north Wicklow Educate Together secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14081/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 844. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the areas in County Wicklow for the provision of broadband not covered by the commercial operators; if he will confirm that this amounts to approximately 30% of County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14835/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector: Irish Farmers Association (21 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I remind members, witnesses and those attending in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones and devices. I welcome the following witnesses from the IFA vegetable and protected crops committee: Mr. Matt Foley from Rush, who is the chairman of the committee; Mr. Paul Brophy from Naas; Mr. Colm Grimes from Skerries; and Mr. Eddie Doyle from Mooncoin, who is also chairman of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector: Irish Farmers Association (21 Apr 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Foley for his strong and forceful contribution. I have long desired this issue to be discussed by the committee. We produced a report some time ago on inequity in the food supply chain, and members of the committee have long advocated action in this regard. We have found it difficult, however, to persuade people to be as frank and forthright as Mr. Foley has been today. I am...