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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: How many are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: We are looking for numbers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: We talked about the financial situation with Harold's Cross. What is the alternative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: Yes. The first question I asked was on the Indecon report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: The second part is that I still do not know the number of owners or breeders the organisation represents. Is every owner or breeder affiliated to the organisation? Is that how it works?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: Is there an affiliation then, as such?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: My question is how many have paid the fee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: There are a number of questions to be answered. With regard to asset disposal, we have heard much about Harold's Cross but I have not heard anybody refer to trying to eliminate the serious debt of €22.4 million, which is a substantial amount. I am at a loss to know why no one has come up with an alternative way to find funding or a suggestion as to how this issue will be resolved....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: We have heard a great deal of talk about the lack of communication and there is no doubt that it is a diverse group. Everybody wants to go forward in the same direction but, in the context of the introduction of legislation in the future, would it help if a statutory process were put in place? Would it assist the engagement process if GOBAs throughout the country were part of a statutory...

Order of Business (21 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: Just over a year ago, a very important Bill, the Competition and Consumer Protection Bill, passed all Stages in the Houses. We have been waiting for quite a while for the relevant regulations to be introduced. Can the Taoiseach indicate when we can expect those regulations?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (21 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: 65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason samples taken from sheep for genotyping purposes are sent to Edinburgh University in Scotland at a cost of €30 each, rather than being sent to an Irish laboratory at a lower cost. [36678/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (21 Oct 2015)

Pat Deering: 112. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who was referred from University Hospital Waterford to Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar will be seen by a consultant there. [36683/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (3 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: 223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on an appeal in respect of a disability allowance. [37905/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I welcome the ICMSA delegation. This is all about cashflow as far as I can see and we are in a perfect storm with price reductions. The superlevy for this year and the next three years for those who are in that situation has caused and will continue to cause that particular difficulty. There are 18,000 milk producers in the country. Will the witnesses give the committee a breakdown of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Mr. Comer mentioned the beef forum. The dairy forum is also up and running. Mr. Enright made a valuable contribution regarding tools that could be used in future. Is there any value in the dairy forum making suggestions and do the witnesses find it beneficial? It has only been up and running for a while. When dealing with farmers, nothing beats talking to them and the industry. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and Macra na Feirme (3 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I would like to welcome the members of the two groups that will contribute to the next part of this afternoon's meeting. I welcome Mr. Patrick Kent, who is the president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association; Mr. John Brooks, who is the association's sheep chairman, Mr. Edmond Phelan, who is the association's beef chairman; and Ms Neassa Fitzgibbon, who is the public relations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and Macra na Feirme (3 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I welcome the witnesses. The two presentations we heard cover a broad spectrum of activity which probably covers all livestock. The delegates from Macra na Feirme mainly focused on dairying, which, for reasons that are easy to understand, has been quite attractive to younger farmers in recent years. I listened with interest to a recent media interview with a former IFA chairman who has...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Appointment Status (5 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: 183. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a procedure carried out, given that this has been ongoing for a number of years. [38873/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Appointment Status (5 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: 184. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a consultation in Waterford University Hospital. [38874/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus shelter will be erected on the R448 at Bypass Store, Leighlinbridge, County Carlow. [38876/15]