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- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Unbelievable.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That was not his contribution.
- Seanad: Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Committee Stage (17 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is my first public opportunity to congratulate my colleague from Donegal, Deputy McHugh, on his appointment as Minister for Education and Skills. I have known him for a long time. While we do not agree on everything, I have a lot of regard for him personally. He is a very sincere, decent person. I have no doubt that, in light of the very welcome statement of his predecessor, he will...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Leader will recall I raised the issue of the water supply from the Eddie Fullerton Dam, north of Buncrana, last week. I asked for the assistance of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, to make it clear to Irish Water that it needs to meet with the Oireachtas Members from Donegal and the councillors in the north Donegal area. We have a water...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is the second time it has happened this year. It merits an intervention. Of course I will submit a Commencement matter for consideration-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----but will the Leader bring the issue to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, if he gets the chance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Our committee asked the Minister's Department to submit an updated report dealing with the 30 recommendations. What we received was a summary document with no details and no recommendation-by-recommendation update. That is what we asked for. What we have here is not good enough. It is similar with what the Minister has given us today. I apologise for being late for the Minister's...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I asked a question about the potential for conflict of interest. There is no need to name names but are the officials who make a recommendation to the Minister regarding licensing also the officials who would make a recommendation regarding enforcement and penalties? Are they in the same department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is the same people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My question is about the officials. The Minister signs off on the authorisation of a licence. There is also enforcement and penalties. Do the same people do both?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is a problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, but we have just brought to the Minister's attention an industry that has been squeezed for the best part of two decades. It has not achieved its potential.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Let us discuss the European Court of Justice, ECJ, judgment given that the Minister mentioned it. The judgment was in 2007, which is 11 years ago. That arose from the habitats directive not being transposed, which was 24 years ago. Governments did not do it. It had nothing to do with the industry. That was 11 years ago. The other point is that there are applications for areas where SACs...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will finish with this point. This independent report has been published and I commend the Minister on doing that. Apparently, it is the third report examining changes in the system. However, this one is critical. It has 30 recommendations. As I have not heard the Minister or the officials say they are not going to implement those recommendations, I assume all 30 will be implemented....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is one tenth of the production of Scotland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is not 12 or 13 years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The industry estimates that the economic loss in the context of Food Harvest 2020, with multipliers and so on included, is €1.3 billion. It is devastating. There have been a number of references to the Minister and the Department engaging with stakeholders. Is the Minister willing to meet industry representatives, including the IFA, for example, to facilitate that? It is important...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On the basis of today's concerns, is the Minister willing to meet the industry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister is a Deputy representing a rural coastal community.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: If the IFA, which is a respected representative body-----