Results 1,221-1,240 of 1,310 for speaker:Shane McEntee
- Private Members' Business. Building Control Regulations: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: Deputy Mattie McGrath wants us to bail them out again. He cannot have it both ways.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: Check the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
- EU Directives (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: Responsibility for the drainage and reclamation of wetlands is a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. My colleague, the Minister, Deputy Hogan, and I simultaneously introduced legislation on 8 September 2011 in this area to address a European Court of Justice judgment against Ireland relating to Ireland's implementation of the Environmental Impact...
- EU Directives (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: I am not sure if there is an exact map that distinguishes what is what. However, what the Deputy stated is true. Full planning permission is required in regard to wetlands and the relevant documents and small leaflets have been handed out to every farmer. I will come back to the Deputy in respect of how a farmer may know this before he takes any action.
- Animal Diseases (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: We have already dealt with a question on TB testing. It is crucial to go through it again. As long as I can remember - I have been farming since I was 14 years of age - TB has been the scourge of every farmer. Given the lowest levels on record were achieved in 2011, we need to put every effort into the eradication of TB. We were delighted to receive telephone calls two months ago about...
- Animal Diseases (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: I agree with what Deputy Moynihan has said about flexibility. Regardless of the decisions we make, we should stand by them. We cannot have an open-ended approach even if there is a roadway or a field of barley between the farms, or if the four-month or six-month rule applies. One has to do the whole lot together. Reference has been made to wildlife. In the 1960s, there were approximately...
- Animal Diseases (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: There is nothing in place in relation to TB in that regard. Although I am a farmer, I think we have to be ruthless when we make decisions. Deputy Moynihan referred to suckler farmers. Regardless of whether we provide for four months or six months, we need to be ruthless. There should not be an open-ended approach on the part of the farmer, the vet and the Department. If these are the...
- Food Industry (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: This is a very good subject. When I read the Irish Farmers' Journal today, I was not quite shocked to read that this country imports â¬3 billion worth of food every year. Someone said to me that if we all ate Irish chickens, we could employ an additional 1,300 people. It is not good enough that we import such an amount of food. I believe the Irish agri-food sector is well positioned to...
- Food Industry (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: To conclude, the Irish Farmers' Journal has shown that every product in Ireland except the pig has had a price increase this week. We need to have a serious look at getting another pig factory in the country so we will have improved competitiveness.
- Food Industry (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: The farmer will not mind if beef prices increase, as I know, coming from a farming background. There has been an increase of some 250,000 extra cattle registered this year. With prices remaining buoyant, there will be many more animals by 2015. Being a farmer, I had better not say anything, but I am delighted the prices have gone mad.
- Beef Discussion Groups (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: The beef technology adoption programme was introduced in the context of the strategy for the long-term development of the beef sector as set out in the Food Harvest 2020 report. The strategy acknowledges that significant challenges exist in regard to farm-level profitability in the sector. Market realities dictate that a strong commercial perspective is vital to improving viability,...
- Beef Discussion Groups (14 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: I was present when this was launched nearly a year ago in Kilkenny, where best practice within the beef industry was discussed and put on display. It is from this that the idea of discussion groups has been implemented and financed by my Department, and we will continue to do that.
- Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (20 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: No.
- Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (20 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: Is Senator Crown speaking about me?
- Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (20 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: The Senator is out of line.
- Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (20 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: On a point of order, I have listened to everything that has been said and I do not like the Senator's insults.
- Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (20 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: I have listened and I will carry the message that was said to me.
- Banking Sector IT Systems (27 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: Deputies Doherty and Michael McGrath have made relevant points. I always believed something like this would happen. Banks no longer provider a personal service: everything has been computerised. As stated by the Deputies, there is no doubt but that this could happen again. I agree with them that we should call in the relevant people to explain what happened and that many people are under...
- Banking Sector IT Systems (27 Jun 2012)
Shane McEntee: As stated, this could happen in any bank. It has happened once and could happen again. It is crucial that the relevant bodies are brought before us to explain what went wrong. If this were to happen again the whole country could be brought to a standstill. Deputy Michael McGrath referred to the person who may apply for a car loan in six or 12 months time only to find a black mark recorded...
- Seanad: Farm Accidents (4 Jul 2012)
Shane McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue which I also consider important. I attended the national farm safety conference open day in Ballincollig three weeks ago to address the issue of farm safety and yesterday I spent an hour and a half with a man from my county who is doing a masters degree specifically on farm safety. The Senator has touched on many issues with which I...