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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Obviously there are issues to be teased out. The Minister is being co-operative and supportive on the matter. We could get bogged down, speaking over and back for the next half an hour and going nowhere, so we need to tease it out. The only way to do this is to bring the representatives before the committee to discuss it as soon as possible. I believe everyone is in agreement on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: There is no guarantee today, Wednesday, 18 November, that any of these people will be available next Tuesday morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I will allow one last point from Deputy Ó Cuív. We have been over and back time and again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: We also need to hear from Horse Sport Ireland. It is not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: It is part of the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I am wrapping up now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Deputy Ó Cuív has already made a proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Is that agreed? Agreed. We will go into private session for five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Is it agreed that the joint committee recommends there should be no further debate on the motion by Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann? Agreed. That concludes our consideration of the motion. I propose that a report on the proceedings of the meeting be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. Is that agreed? Agreed

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: That has been agreed. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015copies of which were laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a number of farmers have not received payments under the basic payment scheme, one month after the first payments were issued; why it has taken so long to complete satellite inspections; why no payments have issued to partnerships; if special arrangements will be made with the Revenue Commissioners for those farmers who have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Apologies have been received from the Chairman who has asked me to take the Chair. He also asked me to thank the members for agreeing to defer until tomorrow No. 3, a draft political contribution on TTIP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: We are meeting in private session to discuss this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: The correspondence ties into tomorrow's agenda. We can deal with the correspondence today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: We have scheduled a private meeting for 11.00 a.m. tomorrow. Apologies have been received from Senators Denis Landy and Mary Ann O'Brien. I understand Deputy Martin Heydon will arrive later as he has been delayed. Before we begin, may I remind members to turn off their phones. Each week members are requested to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completed or switched to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones as they interfere with the broadcasting system here. The Chairman is not available today and asked me to convey his apologies. I welcome from Ornua Mr. Joe Collins, managing director, dairy trading and ingredients, and Ms Anne Randles, company secretary and thank them for coming before the committee today to update it on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: They are behind Deputy Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: There are two further points from the questions that Ms Randles may have missed, namely, the intervention price and long-term prospects. I understand Ms Randles may have briefly touched on them but perhaps she could expand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Are there any further questions?