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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 289. To ask the Minister for Finance if a married couple (details supplied) in County Wexford, who were not given the correct marriage allowance for the past 18 years, will be reconsidered for the moneys forgone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37391/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We are in public session. I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. I welcome Mr. John Comer, who is the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association; Mr. Pat McCormack, who is the deputy president of the association; Mr. John Enright, who is the general secretary of the association; and Mr. Paul Smyth, who is the association's policy officer. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: There are two more groups. Some useful suggestions and questions have been raised, in particular the last one on moving from dependence on commodities in which we have always traded now that we trade in a global products environment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will discuss that matter another time. I thank the representatives of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association for coming before the joint committee. Dairy and beef are the two-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: That is fine. Dairy is a key player in the agriculture industry. We have seen all the ambitious targets set out in Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025. The joint committee, in its report on managing volatility in the dairy sector, identified price volatility as a potential hazard in terms of dairy expanding and achieving its full potential for rural areas and the country as a whole. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and Macra na Feirme (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Thank you, Mr. Finan. Just before I introduce Deputy Martin Ferris, I wish to thank Deputy Deering for taking the Chair in my absence. I apologise but I had to have something done by 4.30 p.m. I now call Deputy Martin Ferris.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and Macra na Feirme (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I must call Mr. Phelan and others. I am also conscious that a vote may be called shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and Macra na Feirme (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Members, I am sorry but I must allow the representatives from Macra na Feirme to contribute now in case the vote is called and we will have to go to the Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and Macra na Feirme (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The vote has been called but we have approximately three minutes remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and Macra na Feirme (3 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: That is a fair point. On that salutary common sense note, I will draw the meeting to a close. I thank the representative from ICSA and Macra na Feirme for coming before us. I thank them for bearing with the process as the session was longer than anticipated. We will take up many of the recommendations and incorporate them in the committee's work. This follows on from what we did...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EID Tagging: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome from the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, ICOS Mr. Michael Spellman, vice president, and Mr. Ray Doyle, livestock and environmental services executive. I thank them for coming before the joint committee to brief us on electronic identification, EID, tagging and it impact on many farmers around the country. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EID Tagging: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will take questions now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EID Tagging: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: My question will be last, actually. It relates to security and follows on from what Deputy Deering said. If I have animals at home and if my registered vet or I input data on drug treatment, dosing or whatever and somebody else walks into the yard with a reader, how can I be sure that I can protect the data from being manipulated? Likewise, when I go to the mart, could anyone interfere with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EID Tagging: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: What about the trial with the three marts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EID Tagging: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Is everybody happy? I thank Mr. Spellman and Mr. Doyle. I just wrote down a couple of things - Origin Green, animal identification and movement, AIM, genomics and possible EID - that give us the edge in securing our reputation as part of our marketing tactics and food promotion. As Deputy Ó Cuív has just said, make haste slowly but make haste at the same time. We will put this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EID Tagging: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: You are welcome. It was the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry Development Needs: Discussion (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. I welcome from the Irish Harness Racing Association Mr. Mark Flanagan, chairman, Mr. James O'Sullivan, treasurer, Mr. Arthur Cooper, consultant, Mr. Ryan Ferris, assistant, and Dr. Peadar Ó Scanaill, veterinary consultant. I thank them for being here to brief the committee on the harness racing industry in Ireland. Before...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry Development Needs: Discussion (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: It is important to clarify that for a start. I call Deputy Ó Cuív.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry Development Needs: Discussion (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The point is that there is an activity taking place that is not properly supervised, yet there is an organisation that is engaged more or less in the same activity in an organised, structured fashion with proper governance. It seems ridiculous that the two cannot be married to deal with the problem. However, there are infrastructural issues which have been highlighted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry Development Needs: Discussion (10 Nov 2015)

Andrew Doyle: It is somewhat ironic that within an hour, Second Stage of the Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015 will taken in the Dáil. We carried out pre-legislative scrutiny of that legislation but this issue did not appear on our radar.