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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I have a couple of questions. Many of the questions I had lined up have probably been answered over the past while. There are restrictions on the raw material that goes to plants. What body is charged with regulating and how often does it monitor what goes to existing plants? Is there a minimum standard set? I take the point that there is pasteurisation to deal with bacteria, but who,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Are there on-site inspections of the operating plants and, if so, how often?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: We will come to it; I have a number of questions. A lot of the points that came up earlier were around involvement with the neighbours. I would be more familiar with the development of wind farms. One of the huge things those involved in wind farms have learned to do in more recent years is to engage with the local community, and they run different events ahead of any planning application...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: What I am after is, when you are planning your development, do you engage with your neighbours? It is not about employing them or anything. Are you engaging with the neighbours right from the start like we would have seen with the wind farms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Bear with me now; from the developments we have seen, very often what comes from communities is that this is coming aniar aduaidh on them and it is almost divide and conquer. What kind of engagement takes place in advance of a development with the local community?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Would that be typical of the industry or is it more unique to Mr Finan's-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: A huge amount of ground has been covered. If the witnesses feel that there is additional information they want to forward to the committee or if there are any unanswered questions, please submit them. I need to finish the meeting. The next meeting of the committee will be a private meeting on Tuesday, 21 October at 3 p.m. The next public meeting will be on Wednesday, 22 October, where we...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an increase in the TB reactor compensation payment to reflect the current market value of cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55030/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the forgotten farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55031/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: We have sheep as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I am conscious TDs may be drawn out to Dáil business between the tillage debate and the expected vote. We will facilitate that. Members will be in and out. I call Mr. Finan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: We will continue and we will put someone in the Chair for the voting.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasoning for the reduction in the farmer’s flat rate payment under VAT from 5.1% to 4.5%. [55806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (16 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of additional funding being provided under the Student Assistance Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55995/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (16 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new building for an adult education centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55996/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Isolation (16 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on his Department’s efforts dealing with rural isolation and loneliness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55994/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Teanga Gaeilge (16 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le pleanáil teanga, agus na bailte seirbhíse go háirithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [55993/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I need to raise with the Taoiseach the drug Veoza, which is a non-hormone-based therapy aimed at supporting people with menopause. It is particularly useful to cancer survivors who would have HRT contraindications and who cannot use hormone-based therapies. This drug has been going through the process of qualification for some time. At this stage, the manufacturer has responded, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (21 Oct 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagement to date with the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority (PA); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57025/25]