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Written Answers — Road Improvement Schemes: Road Improvement Schemes (3 Jul 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Question 722: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the improvement works on the N11 to commence as part of a Public Private Partnership. [32335/12]

Written Answers — Road Improvement Schemes: Road Improvement Schemes (3 Jul 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Question 725: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Public Private Partnership process for national roads in particular the N11 improvements in County Wicklow. [32343/12]

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (10 Jul 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Adoption Authority of Ireland will be in a position to sign a bilateral agreement with Russia regarding inter-country adoption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33583/12]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (11 Jul 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will outline communications in recent weeks between the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the US State Department regarding inter-country adoption with the United States; and if she will specify the current situation regarding these negotiations and provide an outline of the process as it proceeds from here. [33782/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome Mr. Barry Lynch, technical director of AgriNet, and Mr. Gerry Lynskey, managing director of Kingswood Computing. I thank them for coming to brief the joint committee on farm management information technology systems and hope we did not delay them for too long. As this is our first meeting since the summer break, we had to get some private business out of the way. Before we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Has Mr. Lynskey anything to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I know Deputy Colreavy raised the issue of the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Does anyone else have questions at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Does anyone else wish to speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I should offer to Senator O'Brien.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. Lynch indicated that his company had referred the matter to the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission. What is the current position in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: It would be helpful to the considerations of the joint committee if we were advised of any directive or direction given in feedback from the Directorate General for Competition. Mr. Lynch and Mr. Lynskey are following two parallel paths.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: We have thrashed out this issue to try to get our heads around it. I thank Mr. Lynch and Mr. Lynskey. We will not decide today what we should do, as we need to digest a certain amount. Certainly, we need to hear what others have to say and try to balance the two. I should have made the point at the start that I have been a Kingswood package owner for 15 years. As my son registered with...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (19 Sep 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this substantial legislation and I commend the Minister and members of the previous Government for setting about amending ancient out-of-date legislation and bringing responsibility for all animals, other than those that live in the wild, under a single piece of legislation. The Protection of Animals Acts and the Diseases of Animals Acts are at least 45...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (2 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I have not received apologies from any member regarding an inability to attend. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (2 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: We will resume with scrutiny of a number of EU legislative proposals. The first is COM (2012) 332, a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foresty Industry: Discussion with Coillte (2 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: From Coillte I welcome Mr. David Gunning, chief executive, and Mr. Gerry Egan, group director of strategy and corporate affairs. I thank them for coming before the joint committee to discuss Coillte’s annual report for 2011 and brief it on the future direction of the forestry industry, as they see it. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foresty Industry: Discussion with Coillte (2 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Gunning. I now call Deputy Éamon Ó Cúiv, spokesman for Fianna Fáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foresty Industry: Discussion with Coillte (2 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I will call Deputy Martin Ferris and Senator Pat O'Neill before we break for questions. I have given everybody time because this is not a matter the discussion of which can be limited to three to five minutes. If everybody is prepared to agree, I will give everybody the same amount of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foresty Industry: Discussion with Coillte (2 Oct 2012)

Andrew Doyle: He is also hoarse.