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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Tissue samples are wanted. If we can do both tests then one can do the whole lot required.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Female animals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Does that exclude pedigree breeds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: That would mean one tag.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I ask Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív to be fair to everyone else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Perhaps that is a question for the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Is the same number involved in the scheme as was involved in the suckler cow welfare scheme? Is the trend the same?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The farmer has to get an outside sire. The farmer can choose a bull or artificial insemination, so that genotype has been traced already. May I have a point clarified? The packs are being sent out but am I correct that the farmer does not have to opt in before receiving the packs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: No, they have yet to deal with that question. Will the witnesses finish out the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Are there any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We have given it a good hearing and I think everyone will agree it has been a very useful engagement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Hold on a minute. The members should let me summarise and let this flow. We have had a good exchange of information where there had been a dearth of it. This scheme was under pressure because it changed its focus from being a health scheme, in the way suckler welfare was, to an environmental scheme. It had to refocus itself to be accepted as such. There may be lessons to be learned in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I am going to go around the table.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: A vote has been called so we have to wrap up. I am usually last to speak but I gave everyone else a minute each. I thank Mr. Coughlan and Dr. Cromie for coming in. It was very useful and members have got a greater insight. It is regrettable that we did not have this discussion when the scheme was first announced, for everybody's sake, notwithstanding the last four weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will begin with a consideration of EU proposals before us. It is proposed that the proposal listed in Schedule B, COM(2015)280 does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. Schedule A, COM(2015)212.1 is a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No. 2015/104 as regards certain fishing opportunities. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I wish to remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones. I welcome the representatives of Horse Sport Ireland: Professor Patrick Wall, chairman; Mr. Damian McDonald, CEO; Mr. James Kennedy, chairman of the finance committee; and Mr. Mark Bolger, finance director. I also welcome the representatives of the Irish Bookmakers' Association: Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I invite Ms Byrne to make her presentation, following which we will have questions which will be grouped. Perhaps questioners might concentrate on one subject first, to be followed by a second. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will come back to that later

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: On the issue of identity documents, reference was made to DNA. Does it include microchipping also? I know that under animal health and welfare regulations, all horses have to be microchipped once they are presented. Are all new foals microchipped automatically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank everybody for their contributions. I will go around again if there are any further questions. I think a couple have been indicated to the Irish Bookmakers Association.