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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: While C&D Foods was not party to the negotiations, and I understand that, the ABP Food Group has influence with C&D Foods because they are related companies. I ask the Minister to lift the phone to the CEO of ABP to ask it to get that injunction lifted. I agree with the Minister that the talks need to happen and that is the place to sort it out. It is important to accept that all...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: Has C&D Foods been contacted directly?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: 64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to establish a beef market index and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41603/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: My question concerns the Irish beef sector agreement. I ask that Bord Bia develop a beef market price index model to improve transparency.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: The Minister left out the piece that stated that it was to have been introduced in the week commencing 16 September. This has not happened. Farmers have very little information to determine whether they are getting a fair price for their produce and the lack of transparency will be manipulated by some. There is considerable frustration out there and there is despair among some farmers...

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: I support the motion. I commend my colleagues on its introduction. If we are serious about dealing with poverty and inequality, we must deal with workers' rights. This means ensuring workers have a proper wage that provides them with a good basic standard of living. That is not too much to ask for. That is why Sinn Féin is calling for the introduction of a living wage of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: 72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on what the upper limit for basic payments should be under the Common Agricultural Policy. [41602/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for re-opening an organic horticulture scheme. [41605/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: 87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the future Border checks on the island of Ireland post Brexit relating specifically to the movement of food and animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41604/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Co-operative Sector (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: 316. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State financial and technical supports available to start-up co-operatives and existing co-operatives. [42230/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants awaiting areas of natural constraint scheme payments. [41658/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (15 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: 468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications selected for the remote sensing inspections or satellite inspections; and the length of time the process will take. [41659/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Climate Change and Land Use: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: On slurry spreading, I heard what Mr. Callanan said about it being calendar based as opposed to based on weather conditions. There is a point in what he is saying which is understood. The problem arises when we have a wet autumn like this one and cattle are moved off the land a lot earlier. This year there is late grass but ground conditions are getting very bad. We could have a different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Climate Change and Land Use: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Climate Change and Land Use: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Climate Change and Land Use: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Callanan for his answers. To clarify one matter, I asked the question on sugar beet in the context of by-products such as bioethanol. In the past, we simply extracted sugar from the crop. I understand the position as I have met Beet Ireland several times. Is Teagasc doing extensive research on trying to ramp up vegetable production? Is that a very active programme?

Mandatory Beef Price Transparency Bill 2019: First Stage (17 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a source of data on the prices being received for beef products throughout the supply chain and to provide for related matters. I welcome the opportunity to introduce this Bill. We have had a difficult situation with the beef sector and we are all well aware of the crisis that exists there,...

Mandatory Beef Price Transparency Bill 2019: First Stage (17 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. More than seven years ago the Government went down this cul-de-sac with the national broadband plan and we are no further on. The Government has spent €26 million on one tranche of consultants' fees alone without even a metre of cable being laid. It is a farcical situation and reckless in the extreme. We have wasted public money....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Brian Stanley: I welcome Dr. Renou-Wilson and Mr. Lucas. Dr. Renou-Wilson stated abandoning or rewetting drained peat soils under the heading of rehabilitation is not a climate-friendly action because both approaches release large volumes of greenhouse gases. My understanding was that once drained peat has been rewetted, it will stop releasing carbon, but Dr. Renou-Wilson seemed to contradict that.