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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I will ask Mr. Keatinge to come back to all the questions. I will just pose one question. Article 44 of the EFF had a structure in place, as did the old rural development programme, which made it far more restrictive for cross-funding between axes. Is that correct? Apart from being an increased amount, does the new EMFF allow for cross-funding from the various different sections of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Andrew Doyle: If the Deputy was going to check it, he would have to check the descriptions of the jobs to see whether similar jobs were filled only through a different channel in Ireland. Is that the way to compare like with like if that is what we need to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Keating and Mr. Maguire for their presentations, which were opportune given the timelines for the reconstitution of the new FLAGs within the EMFF consultation period. Mr. Keating mentioned the local development companies and Leader, but they are not the same and neither are they competitors. There are comparisons, however, and there are lessons to be learned from the original...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has discussed with officials in her Department a request in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow for the purposes of providing extra space to accommodate the growing enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21080/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 1176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures the Road Safety Authority has in place to enable Irish driver licence holders who are outside the State to renew or replace their driver licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21996/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Apologies have been received from Deputy Martin Heydon and Senator Denis Landy. Is it agreed that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Before we begin, I ask members, delegates and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. We will consider COM (2015) 177, a proposal for an amended Regulation EC 1829/2003 as regards the possibility for member states to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territories. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Ryan and invite Mr. Canning to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Dr. McLouglin and the rest of the witnesses. I call Senator Ó Domhnaill who will comment on behalf of Fianna Fáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The witnesses have heard the observations and questions. To be clear, the proposal we are dealing with is to allow the individual member states to nationalise their decision on approved products that are GMO feeds for animal feed that are approved by the EFSA in the first instance. We must be clear on what this COM is about. There is a wider argument, but it does not have anything to do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The point is being missed. There are other reasons a member state might want to restrict or prohibit a product.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: To clarify, it will be the Minister who will state the Government's position in the Council of Ministers, the lead Minister being the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: -----who will feed in Ireland's recommendation at Council level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: No strong recommendations will be made at that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Yes, but will our Minister be making a recommendation at this stage on whether it should be accepted or will he agree that it is put to a working group? Is that normally what happens?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: That has not been decided.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Very well. The joint committee decided this warranted further scrutiny to keep it under observation with a view to what were the implications, and members are trying to ascertain this with the aim of making a contribution to the process, be it to the Minister, the working group or to the Council at that level, on the implications therein. It is interesting that the IGFA has made a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: It is important for the members that we understand the process here because that is important in respect of how we would feed into it and to understand the context the witnesses have given to the joint committee today. Deputy Deering has not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: It was important to have this explanatory discussion. It is fortunate that we do not scrutinise every Commission proposal, but this proposal is important for a number of reasons. A wider issue arises in that genetically modified crops give cause for concern in respect of health, property integrity and biodiversity. Although the issue of biodiversity tends to be forgotten, it is more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We can get that ourselves.