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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: As part of the committee's brief we will engage with stakeholders involved in the greyhound industry in pre-legislative scrutiny. Delegates from Horse Racing Ireland have appeared before the committee to discuss these matters and we have invited them to return for a further meeting. We will, as part of our brief, have an ongoing engagement with the two sectors throughout the lifetime of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: Thank you, Minister. That concludes our consideration of the motion. I thank the Minister and his officials for briefing the committee on the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: That is not a matter for the committee. Once we have completed our consideration of the motion, it is then a matter for the Business Committee to decide how it is dealt with in the House. We will have further consideration of these matters when we engage in pre-legislative scrutiny in the new year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: In accordance with Standing Orders, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil and the Acting Clerk of the Seanad: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 2016,copies of which were laid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: The next matter for discussion is in accordance with the committee's role in examining EU matters in relevant policy areas. The Minister, Deputy Creed, will brief us, in advance of next week's EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, on the sea-fisheries sustainability impact assessment. I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: We will wait until Christmas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: Thank you, Minister for your comprehensive opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: Sorry, Deputy we have to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: We are out of order here because-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: If we want to carry on this discussion, which I have no problem doing, we will have to return to private session because of the Standing Orders, which I do not make. The officials are supposed to respond for clarification purposes only unless we return to private session. I am only clarifying the situation. I have no problem with having this discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: We will return to the Minister. I am not trying to be awkward just to clarify.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: If the Minister could conclude we will allow five or ten minutes in private session where he could provide clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before us and giving us a detailed presentation. I wish them every success next week in their negotiations. I hope there will be a satisfactory outcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to make sure their mobile phones are completely turned off as they affect the broadcasting system. I welcome representatives of the IFA to this meeting to discuss the recent bad weather and its effect on the grain harvest this year: Mr. Joe Healy, president; Mr. Liam Dunne, grain chairman; Mr. David O'Brien from IFA Cork; Mr. John...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Healy for his opening statement. The first four questioners will contribute in the following order: Deputy McConalogue, Senator Lombard, Deputy Martin Kenny and Deputy Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: Before I return to Mr. Healy, I wish to ask some questions. The IFA is undertaking a survey of the number of farmers involved. Is there a rough breakdown of those who own the land, those who rent the land and that type of information? There are a number of different issues. There is a short-term issue with those who have been affected by the bad weather. I believe there are also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: As Deputy Penrose outlined, we had a fairly robust engagement at a previous meeting with the Minister, and some of the current delegation may have been present in the Gallery for that meeting. What we can do is probably limited enough. We can make recommendations and we can support the growers but, as was said earlier, tea and sympathy is not going to get them money on the table tomorrow...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Regan for highlighting the issues. I want to include more members if possible. I call Deputies Cahill, Pringle, Michael Collins, Ned O'Keeffe and Martin Ferris, in that order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: The Deputy made a lot of points about the number of farmers involved and in Mr. Conway's review 200 farmers came back with results. Has the IFA put a timescale on where that is going? When does it expect to have final details? As Deputy O'Keeffe said, until we have a final picture it will be hard to see where we are going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Deering: Can Mr. Healy pass the information on to us? We could then forward it on.