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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: May I come back for clarification?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Mr. Boyle mentioned an island fisherman who had the biggest boat in the country. How did he get it onto the island if there are no piers and how did he get home at night?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Sorry. I thought he was fishing off the island. It was suggested that there were no facilities on the island for larger boats. Mr. Murphy referred to the 1% issue as regards the trading quota. We need to look at this because some people would only need a percentage of the 1%, on account of the amount of fish there is around the island. They might need a little bit more for other species...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Do we do that in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I want to get to the heart of a few issues. On one, I will pose a question to all of the witnesses. How have the fishing restrictions affected the island communities? Other witnesses have told us that fishing opportunities exist but are not being taken up. If so, the report of the previous committee would not have suggested the need for an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank all the witnesses for answering the questions. Even now I am learning about this. One of the things I am still confused about, and about which I asked Mr. Patrick Murphy, is the trading of quota. There was talk of trade. Before Mr. Murphy left, I spoke to him again about it. He said that if a producers' organisation, PO, has a share of quota that its fishers are not able to use,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (13 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: 150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the case of a person (details supplied); the reason officials in his Department have not responded to correspondence on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25799/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: 2. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has received the report from the Department of Finance on the proposals for a model of local public banking for Ireland based on the Sparkasse model (details supplied); when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25905/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Many parts of rural and regional Ireland are crying out for a public banking service. It is a model we are seeking to have rolled out as quickly as possible. Has the Minister received the report on this from the Department of Finance and when will it be made public? For almost six months, we have been told it will be published within a couple of weeks. We need to get it done quickly and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: While that is welcome news, we have been hearing for a long time about imminent publication. As such, the Minister will understand the frustration that is out there. A large section of the public, in particular in rural Ireland, has seen bank services withdrawn. I have spoken to the Minister about this on numerous occasions as high street banks have closed down all over the country. Not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: The fear people have is that the other stakeholders are, in the main, the big banks. One of the problems we have in this country is the influence of the main financial services providers. They are a major influence in stopping anybody else from coming into the market. People are fearful that the Department of Finance is somehow or other being influenced by those who are on the field and...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: We have tabled a similar question, No. 24. I support Deputy Penrose in that respect. My question was to ask the Minister if we have contact with the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland around this issue. Swanlinbar in County Cavan is part of my constituency. It is in the same parish as Kinawley across the Border. There...

Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this topic. I acknowledge the work of the Minister to try to advance matters. The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 needs further work and amendment. It must ensure there is unfettered access to all records for all people involved, which is the key in all of this. Standing back and thinking about how we came to this and many other scandals,...

Independent Clinical Review of Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I offer my sympathies to all those women and families affected by the serious and scandalous errors which occurred at Portiuncula University Hospital and resulted in their babies dying or being left with life-changing injuries and disabilities. I thank Professor James Walker who led the expert review team and authored this report. While the report into what happened in the care of these 18...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cross-Border Co-operation (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: 24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has made contact with the permanent secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland to discuss improvement of cross-Border co-operation on issues concerning rural development and in recognition of the shared concerns which Brexit will bring to Border areas North and South. [25906/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Legislative Process (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: 28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has considered proposing that all legislation passing through Dáil Éireann be rural-proofed by his Department (details supplied). [25907/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank both contributors for their statements. This is a good thing and it is the direction we need to go in. It is a move in the right direction in terms of opening up new markets, helping to sustain markets and ensuring we have correct and full traceability. As we know from recent reports from Teagasc on farm livelihoods, many in the sheep sector are on the lower end of the scale and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the delegates for their presentation which contains many summary statistics which can hide individual difficulties. The departmental officials spoke first about the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, because it is the one most farmers have had issues and problems with. The Department has acknowledged that there have been difficulties in the past few months and payments...

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I commend Deputy O'Reilly for bringing forward the motion. At the core of this issue is Sláintecare, which must be implemented. I have read the speeches of the Minister and Minister of State. While they are not opposing the motion tonight and are supporting its general context, the public is not seeing Sláintecare being implemented. No one is seeing that. These lists are not...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I raise the issue of ambulance cover in rural areas, particularly in County Leitrim. I have raised this issue on several occasions previously. In emergency cases, it always take more than an hour before an ambulance reaches the person who is in need. This week, a local general practitioner in Ballinamore, Dr. Bourke, pointed out this problem had affected two of his patients in the past...