Results 701-720 of 5,615 for speaker:Andrew Doyle
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2009)
Andrew Doyle: Is the Minister of State comfortable with this budget?
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2009)
Andrew Doyle: It is a pity the Government was not doing this for the past four years.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2009)
Andrew Doyle: Although the Minister of State referred in his response to all the legal references to the Constitution he just about mentioned fairness . I will give the layman's position on this. The Constitution appears to protect the privileged. While justice is about fairness, unfortunately, it does not seem to win out in this case. The Minister of State said the whole purpose of protecting judges...
- Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2009)
Andrew Doyle: The aim in the programme for Government is to achieve 17% afforestation. Are we talking about a particular facility for the semi-State company, and have the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government been involved in drafting a management plan for Coillte's diverse role in the programme for Government for the future? If...
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (17 Dec 2009)
Andrew Doyle: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way in which the â¬100 million fund announced for food development, innovation, research and marketing is to be spent over the next four years; the body that will administer the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47766/09]
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (17 Dec 2009)
Andrew Doyle: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of the way in which the â¬9.5 million food development initiative announced in budget 2010 will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47767/09]
- Road Network. (19 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Wicklow County Council has been given â¬850,000 to maintain its roads in 2010. With three weeks gone in the year and 49 weeks to go, I estimate that between â¬500,000 and â¬600,000 of that annual fund has been spent already. One of today's newspapers reported that approximately â¬150 million - I imagine that was an educated guess - is needed to repair the damage done to this country's...
- Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (19 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has plans to develop a national fuel poverty strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1775/10]
- Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (26 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has worked on securing a memorandum of understanding with any new manufacturers with a view to supplying electric vehicles here following his statement that he would look to other manufactures to guarantee choice and supply of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/10]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Question 480: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to prepare national health and welfare standards in respect of commercial dog breeding establishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3572/10]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Question 506: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will prepare national health and welfare standards for commercial dog breeding establishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3621/10]
- Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (26 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Question 566: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of money awarded to primary and secondary processors and retailers under the pig meat recall scheme; the number of companies that benefited from this scheme; the amount each company received under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3571/10]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Question 567: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action being taken to ensure a co-ordinated approach in animal health and welfare legislation between here and Northern Ireland during the preparation of the proposed animal health and welfare bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/10]
- Written Answers — Animal Health Ireland: Animal Health Ireland (26 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Question 571: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to extend Animal Health Ireland to include sheep, pigs and poultry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3619/10]
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (26 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Question 576: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the results of the assessments carried out on the problem of abandoned horses; the action he will take to assist the voluntary services cope with the increase in abandoned horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3727/10]
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: That is not the solution.
- Animal Identification Scheme. (27 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: It is clear that nobody is listening to the Minister. Given that Britain has accepted a 20% error rate as the norm in the new electronic scheme and the NSIS currently in place in this country has a higher compliance rate than that, but is the single biggest factor for queries and hold-ups in single farm payments, how does the Minister think this will work with regard to single farm payment...
- Animal Identification Scheme. (27 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: I meant nobody in the Minister's party.
- Animal Identification Scheme. (27 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: My other question concerned whether other countries have a similar scheme. Will we have two schemes in place over the next 12 months? Will the NSIS be phased out?
- Grant Payments. (27 Jan 2010)
Andrew Doyle: Some â¬23 million was allocated under the pork recall scheme for producers of pork meat that was not of Irish origin. Moreover, some of the initial allocation for the scheme has not been spent. Given that horticulture is also a source of food and is under severe pressure, will the Minister consider diverting this money to the sector? On a second point-----