Results 1,121-1,140 of 1,310 for speaker:Shane McEntee
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: Forget about the grants.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: That is what broke the country, there were too many of them.
- Milk Quota (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: The Department has continued to be very active in recent months in raising the question of an adjustment to the milk quota regime at political and official level and at Commission level, in a determined effort to secure a soft landing for all member states in the lead-up to the milk quota abolition in 2015. Among the options discussed regarding a soft landing are the front-loading of the...
- Milk Quota (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: As the Deputy said, there has been frustration in the farming community earlier in the year, last April, May and June, when many young farmers were badly caught. They had been told to go into milk production and were given grants and advice but halfway through the summer they had no quota left. They were given no relief of any description. At that stage when everybody was lobbying, only...
- Milk Quota (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: One would always hope for light at the end of the tunnel but I do not think farmers can take anything for granted. Many farmers have decided to dry up cows and to fatten them. Anyone who has ever received a super levy bill will never get a second one. The Deputy is correct that from 1 January 2012 we should join forces with as many countries as possible to pursue the matter in the...
- Milk Quota (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: The Border exists and this has created some loopholes in regulations. However, the rules are very strict. The farmers in Northern Ireland avail of the scarcity of milk in England and they perhaps would not appreciate us swallowing up everything. I understand why the Deputy asks that question. It seems a disgrace that there is a scarcity of milk across the water in England while we are not...
- Aquaculture Development (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: BIM has been tasked to work with the Marine Institute to investigate suitable sites for the development of finfish aquaculture in deeper waters outside NATURA 2000 sites. This process of investigation is taking place at no extra cost to the State. It is expected that BIM will submit a licence application for a suitable site early in 2012 and if granted, will source a major commercial...
- Common Agricultural Policy (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: The proposals to amend the CAP were published last October and comprise three broad strands relating to pillar 1, direct payment to farmers and pillar 2, rural development and market supports. In the case of rural development the Commission has indicated its intention to focus on certain key areas and this includes support for innovation and young farmers. I am very pleased that these...
- Common Agricultural Policy (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: I agree with the Deputy on many issues. As a farmer, I experienced the 1970s and 1980s when Ireland entered mass production. I am trying to get the media to latch on to what we are in a position to achieve by 2015 or 2020. The door is open for Ireland to mass produce safe food. As the Deputy correctly noted, we could lose everything if we do not avail of research opportunities. I toured...
- Common Agricultural Policy (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: We have already taken steps in this regard. The Minister is trying to get people into place in countries where diets are changing with a view to selling our products. New Zealand and other countries are also working hard in the emerging markets. We would also like to have the milk quota problem addressed. I would like the House to debate agriculture for two or three days to help members...
- Rural Areas: Motion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: Rural Ireland is flying.
- Rural Areas: Motion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: You did not mislead them two years ago?
- Rural Areas: Motion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: You misled the young farmers with false promises.
- Rural Areas: Motion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)
Shane McEntee: The Deputy did not mention how good the budget was for agriculture.
- Tax Collection (11 Jan 2012)
Shane McEntee: It has been made clear that in the transfer of information and data there is co-ordination between various institutions and the Department. I have given a reasonable reply to the question asked. Everyone regrets that 115,000 letters were issued without warning, but that is the way it is. I have outlined what happened and the issue has been addressed by way of people apologising earlier...
- EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)
Shane McEntee: He should visit the show in the RDS.
- EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)
Shane McEntee: He might visit the major show under way at the RDS.
- Food Industry (31 Jan 2012)
Shane McEntee: I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney. I thank my colleague, Deputy Humphreys, for raising this important issue for discussion. I consider the maintenance of an efficient and viable cereals sector in Ireland to be of the utmost importance. In addition to providing an income for growers, it provides the livestock sector with a key source of feeding...
- Food Industry (31 Jan 2012)
Shane McEntee: I appreciate what Deputy Humphreys has said and I am totally in agreement in respect of what is happening. One educational step is to encourage people to buy local and locally sourced products. A survey was carried out in England as part of which people were asked about their preferred source of food. They indicated that they would prefer to source it locally. I fully agree with the...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Shane McEntee: Cleaning up the last Government's mess.