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- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (26 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licensed ships that are used for live exports from Ireland; the capacity of each ship; the companies that run each ship in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27106/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Deputy Mac Lochlainn is substituting for Deputy Carthy and Deputy Doherty is substituting for Deputy Martin Browne. Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and persons in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is to examine the weighing of fisheries products. The committee will hear from representatives of the Sea-Fisheries Protection...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: There will be time for questions, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: No, Deputy. Mr. Hayes is making his opening statement and the Deputy cannot ask questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: There will be an opportunity-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: I fully accept that the opening statement has gone on for a long time, but there is great interest in this subject and that is why I have not censured its length. Each member will get a quarter of an hour following the opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: The point has been made that Mr. Hayes is making allegations against individuals. In the opening statement I read on privilege, I made it clear that no one at this committee meeting should do that. Does Mr. Hayes wish to withdraw that comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Okay. I ask Mr. Hayes to continue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Hayes for his opening statement, which was lengthy. We go now to questions from the members, each of whom will have 15 minutes. They need not feel obliged to use their full time. I call Deputy Michael Collins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Is this question on the topic for discussion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: The topic we are discussing today is the weighing of fish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: In fairness, to ask the chair of the SFPA if he has a good working relationship with an organisation is not a fair question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: No, no, no, Deputy Collins. I rule out this line of questioning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: It is not the subject that we are dealing with now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: We will not accuse them of being vindictive. We will ask them-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: I have no problem with the Deputy asking the officials to go through the procedures-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: -----but not the Deputy's implication that it is vindictive. The Deputy is perfectly entitled to go through the procedures as to what procedures operated in the Northern Ireland port.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Senator Lombard will take the Chair since I have another engagement. I will call Deputies Pringle and Sherlock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jackie Cahill: No other member is looking to speak.