Results 521-540 of 2,961 for speaker:Seymour Crawford

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: I appreciate that the REP scheme is beneficial. It certainly has helped where the position of farm incomes has been serious. How are the regulations implemented because some farmers are visited by inspectors and are excluded from the scheme for minor issues that have no real bearing on the farming structure? Recently I came across a case which was serious from the point of view of the family...

Leaders' Questions. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Is that what Professor Drumm said?

Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation. As my colleague, Deputy Jim O'Keeffe, said at the outset, it has taken some time to bring it to the House. One cannot but point to the case to which Deputy Boyle referred. I have listened to the radio debate and it is clear how difficult it is for some people to agree on how particular incidents should be dealt with. This is a case where...

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this important motion. Excessive prices and reduced spending power for consumers are major problems which no one has highlighted more clearly than my colleague, Deputy Hogan. While Mr. Eddie Hobbs received some of the credit for his recent television programmes, it was Deputy Hogan who launched the ripoff.ie website two years ago. The Minister for...

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: It will also mean the end of small grocery shops and will provide little or no long-term benefit to consumers. We will wait to see what transpires as the people of County Monaghan know the Minister

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Will the Minister indicate whether he proposes to outlaw predatory pricing? I recall the year when an American lady hosted all sorts of dinners and meetings to encourage farmers to buy soya bean meal at knock-down prices because it was surplus. However, when storms in the United States caused a collapse of the soya bean crop the following year there was no sign of the lady in question or the...

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: It was only his spin doctors.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: That was done long before this Government came into office.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: They got rid of him.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Because we introduced it.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: It is important we let the Minister put this stuff on the record.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: I raised a point of order——

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: I did not question the decision.

Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she intends to take to promote the export of live sheep; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33767/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of Ireland's application for a derogation to the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33769/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Visits: Ministerial Visits (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to visit the Cavan-Monaghan hospital group; if she will visit at the earliest possible date and meet the relevant groups to plan a positive way forward so that she can see at first hand the facilities available, especially the theatre in Monaghan General Hospital that is being seriously under-utilised; and if...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of acres of forestry which have been planted for each of the past ten years; her views on whether it may not be wise or sensible to restrict forestry in all the areas suggested in some of the national media to preserve hen harriers; her further views on whether a lot of the land suggested is prime forestry land and that any...

Written Answers — Beef Imports: Beef Imports (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 446: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that sufficient steps are being taken at EU level to monitor the importation of beef from Brazil; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that beef is being imported into Brazil from other countries with no tagging and no traceability; if she is further satisfied that the industry here and especially the...

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that there are sufficient rural development programmes available to safeguard the rural population in view of the massive decrease in mushroom farms, deer farms or any of the other so called alternative enterprises that her Department promoted and grant aided over the past number of years; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (15 Nov 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of hectares of forestry which have been planted over each of the past ten years; the number of hectares she expects to have planted in the year 2005; if she is satisfied that she has sufficient funds to promote this very important sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34198/05]