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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: That is one sector. The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo is part of the Origin Green programme. Any Origin Green producer that is sourcing its grain in Ireland has an additional asset. I wonder whether this way of sourcing the raw material is competitive from a pricing perspective. Does the importation of raw materials, as opposed to the use of Irish materials, come with a price benefit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I know the Scottish whiskey sector is an awful lot bigger than the Irish whiskey sector. Is it ten times bigger or more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Yet it can source 80% of its grain locally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: If we just think in terms of capacity and consider the size of Scotland and the size of Ireland, which are not that much different one from the other, there is obviously an awful lot more barley being grown in Scotland than in Ireland. Is the Scottish farmer getting a better price than the Irish farmer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: And pay enough for it.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the broad thrust of the Bill. On reading through the heads of the Bill, I noted that No. 6 deals with births, deaths and marriage certificates. There is an anomaly in that area, which could be addressed in the Bill, if such a provision was included in it. Certificates are issued when a person is born, gets married and dies but when a person gets divorced, which unfortunately is...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Fair enough. Hands up.

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Water is one of those things in life that we cannot survive without. It is like air. If we do not have oxygen, we do not live. If we do not have water, we do not live. When people look to outer space and scientists look for life on planets that we cannot see with the naked eye, they look to see if there is water. It is fundamental to life and existence. From that point of view, it is...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: The Deputy must have been shouting last night.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who have been recruited by the national ambulance service in regions (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [42245/17]

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: The consensus among those engaged in political debate on the budget is that it has been unimaginative and is going nowhere. It is a steady-as-she-goes kind of budget which gives a little to everybody but will not make a difference to anyone. Those are the main criticisms that most people are making of the budget. I have been looking extensively at agriculture in the past couple of days....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (12 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of current or pending GLAS applications that must include commonage framework plans. [43222/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (12 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS applications to date that have included commonage framework plans. [43223/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (12 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consequences for farmers that do not have their commonage framework plans completed by 31 October 2017 deadline in view of the fact that applications opened on 2 October 2017. [43224/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I wish to raise a couple of small issues. I am interested in the idea of the biological treatment of crops. It is striking and something on which I seek the witnesses' comments. Recently I was informed that Ireland has one of the largest uses of fertilisers per hectare for agricultural product in the world. It is something that probably will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I am interested in the discussion about the genetically modified, GM, crops. I could be totally wrong but my understanding is that GM is something that would not happen in nature. It would not happen without the interference of man, whereas with breeding, the green revolution and all the other ways of doing it - be it within the same breed or the same family - things are brought together...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their interesting presentation and will ask a couple of short questions. The company produces approximately 98,000 tonnes for Ireland and 130,000 tonnes is the overall Irish production, according to the information sheet provided. Do the witnesses know how much malt barley is imported to the country? Are we producing 70% to 80% of what is required or less than 60%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Chairman, I am not clear. I asked about the importation of malting barley. The witness says that he imports none but how much malting barley is imported into Ireland? I am sure there are others importing it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Is there something we are missing? I do not get it. I do not get why a farmer would grow malting barley at that price. Is there something missing here that we do not see? It does not seem to make sense that if they can make a much better profit in other areas that they would continue to do it. Is there something that the witness is not telling us about where growers are getting money...