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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (9 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate that but the problem is that the new markets that have been opened, by and large, are niche, for small volumes of product. That has been the case until now. The vast majority of our beef is sold in Europe, while an awful lot of it is sold in Britain. That is well and good, and we understand that. The point, however, that cannot be made often enough or clearly enough is that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (9 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: If it is being abused, the Minister has an obligation to do something.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (9 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Who licenses the processors?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (9 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: There are conditions for those licences.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (9 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which compulsory electronic tagging of lambs for slaughter improves traceability when livestock marts and meat processing factories are refusing to read tags electronically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19997/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (9 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: 32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement full convergence of the basic payment scheme immediately or on a gradual basis over the lifetime of the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19996/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (9 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: 37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on growing existing markets and establishing new markets that will equate to exports of agricultural produce to the UK in view of the delay in Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19998/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: This is turning into a situation in which very many elderly and sick people feel they have been abandoned by Government, that they have paid taxes all their lives and that in their hour of need when they require a little help, it is not there. As everyone in this House knows and as the general public is aware, any cost-benefit analysis will indicate that home help services and home care...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Then they must pay for the service themselves. Even if they are prepared to do so, the service is not available. The Taoiseach really needs to intervene.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: 353. To ask the Minister for Health further to Topical Issue No. 4 of 28 March 2019, the cost of the new diabetic day unit at Sligo University Hospital; the amount allocated from the capital budget; and the amount allocated in 2019 for this unit which is to be operational by 2020. [20761/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Democracy: Trócaire (14 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank all of the witnesses for their interesting presentations. I was struck by a couple of comments, particularly the document entitled Transformation Pathways for Developing Country Agriculture, which seem to call for countries to step away from the conventional drive towards a more industrialised-type of agriculture and return to a low-intensity but higher nature type of farming. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Democracy: Trócaire (14 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: It almost relates to a point I was making initially on whether the approach should be trade or aid. How important is trade? Is it an answer? It seems from what is being said here that it is not in many cases. Farmers with only 1 ha or 2 ha of land are not going to be producing a massive amount of product to trade with anyone unless they are operating very collectively and co-operatively....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: We have been discussing the beef sector for the past couple of months. It is clearly in a lot of trouble and has a lot of problems. Anything that has the appearance of a solution or way forward or that could assist the sector will naturally be welcomed. The type of closed loop system that is proposed is one I know quite well. I used to work in the mushroom industry years ago. I had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Are vaccinations included?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: I have been looking at the practices that would be required. The outline refers to fertiliser, feed and time of weaning. It is all the good husbandry and best practice we should see happening on the farm. I assume that advisers will be part of this package. Will the witnesses contract Teagasc or the like to talk to farmers or will they employ advisers to work with farmers to meet these...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: 3 o’clock The situation regarding respite services in the north west is very serious. I have raised this issue several times in the House. Last year, Solas Respite Centre, a purpose-built respite unit in Sligo, was closed by the HSE. The HSE is now working with RehabCare to open a new respite centre in Tullaghan, County Leitrim. It was supposed to be open last August, but is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for coming in today to enlighten us on this situation. To put a little bit of context to this, we have received correspondence and some lobbying from various organisations and individuals on the issue of corporate ownership. People fear that it will become similar to the situation with Boots pharmacies or a fast food type of situation where a whole lot of veterinary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Does Mr. Ó Scanaill not accept that ownership and control are important? Is it is the case that ownership is not the focus of the Veterinary Council? If Mr. Ó Scanaill is saying he does not care who owns a veterinary practice and it is fine if Donald Trump wants to buy a practice, people will have a problem because they will feel the code of ethics may not be as followed as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Should the council have such a remit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Let us say a farmer in Drumkeeran in north Leitrim calls a veterinary practice requesting the urgent assistance of a vet because his or her cow has suffered a prolapse and the calving bed is out. What if the company that owns the practice says it is sorry but there is no vet working?