Results 661-680 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: What are their figures based on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Do they have better figures than us in comparison to figures for milk-recording here?

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak. The reason we have a property tax is because the economy has collapsed and we need to broaden our tax base. The problem began in 1977 when, for cheap political reasons, Fianna Fáil abolished rates. Sinn Féin proposes them in the North on a regular basis and is afraid to reduce them. What Sinn Féin proposes is quite simple....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when as person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for disability. [28398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated breakdown between labour and materials of the various allocations for road repairs and improvements for 2013. [29233/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Is it agreed that the proposals listed in Schedule B do not warrant further scrutiny? Agreed. Four of the proposals listed in Schedule A are grouped together. COM (2013) 260 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council regarding animal health. COM (2013) 262 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the production and making...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I welcome the delegates from Wicklow Uplands Council: Mr. John Medlycott, vice chairman; Ms Cara Heraty, co-ordinator; Mr. Declan Byrne, land use adviser with Teagasc in County Wicklow; and Mr. Pat Dunne, chairman of the council's vegetation management working group and an upland farmer from Glenmalure. I thank them for attending the meeting and assisting us in our consideration of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I thank Ms Heraty for a very informative presentation. We will now take questions from members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Reference was made to the Burren scheme. Did the delegates have any communication or correspondence with the group there when it was compiling its scientific plan and drawing up proposals? The Burren group was before the committee in recent months when it made an interesting presentation. Am I correct in saying reference was made in the presentation to a funding scheme not drawn down under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Does Mr. Dunne want to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: That brings us back to Senator Pat O'Neill's question about the active farmer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Before we continue, I will call Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Is this additional funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Within the existing funding stream.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I thank the witnesses. The presentation and discussion were very informative.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: As a member of the class of 2011, I like several of my colleagues campaigned on a reform platform during the general election campaign that year. Since I have been honoured and privileged to be given the opportunity of representing the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny, I have discovered that reform of the Dáil and the institutions around here is more than essential. One could argue that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (19 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a progress report on the Common Agricultural Policy negotiations since the Council of Ministers meeting of 18 March 2013. [29212/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (19 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes that are being considered to the reliefs available for the transfer of family farms. [29464/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the Common Agricultural Policy reform negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29459/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (19 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the decision on the sale of Coillte's harvesting rights will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29460/13]