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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Bord Bia, ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank Mr. Cotter for his presentation. It looked at the world market, potential markets and the growth involved for Irish dairy products. My question is related to the question asked by Deputy Ó Cuív. I do not come from a farming background but I listened to the discussions in this committee and in the Chamber and saw the newspaper reports throughout last year about how the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I am okay, Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Yes. I apologise for missing the presentations but I had to briefly step out. Two questions came to mind as I was listening to the contributions. Much of the discussion seems to be around our being able to command a premium for our product being green, so to speak, and being of a good and higher quality. Is any premium being delivered in terms of price for farmers, if our product is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: We have been down that road already. Does most of our milk not come from animals that have been grass-fed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Can the premium not come through to the farmer when we already have all of that in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The dairy farmer who produces the milk to make the butter should get the premium.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Is that measured on volume?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I do not think that many of the producers in Ireland would be on the right-hand side of that graph.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I understand that Ireland is grass rich. Is that not the case? The far right-hand side of the graph is based on cattle that are housed all year round and fed grain. How much more can we squeeze out of it without consolidation and rationalisation within farms, reducing the number of farmers and making farms bigger?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: They could take it politically as well. There is a subtle difference.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (11 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants in County Donegal who are on the live register in 2015 and are signing on as casuals on a qualifying jobseeker's benefit-jobseeker's allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6233/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Home-makers Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a system set-up whereby a person can reclaim credited contributions, if they are entitled to, and did not sign on for before 1994, when the home-maker credits were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6234/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (11 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants in receipt of a winter fuel allowance at the start of the 2014-2015 season who had their eligibility revoked due to a social welfare payment change, that is, applicants on jobseeker's allowance changing to illness benefit, in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6236/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (17 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 291. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6646/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care for Children (17 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is proposing to take further to his recent meeting with Our Children's Voice, a group of mothers from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6748/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: If this committee could implement the report, we would be flying. Unfortunately, we have to rely on the Government to take on board the recommendations and implement them. On the proposals around heritage licences, I agree that these should be progressed. One of the responses from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was that the national inshore fishermen's forum was the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: When we were drafting the report, the South-West Fisheries Local Action Group, FLAG, was only getting up and running, and we had no input into that body. I was interested in what Mr. Walsh said in respect of the potential of FLAG to get partnership working and up and running and so on. How is the group developing? Is there much focus on the islands? How is that work progressing at the moment?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (18 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 64. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the Action Plan for Jobs will specifically target growth in County Donegal, designated as part of the Border region; when specific action and job creation targets for the region will be published by the Government; the way he will ensure that equal and proportional distribution of resources and funding will be carried out...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (18 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 67. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if local communities will be considered key stakeholders, and therefore consulted, during the drafting of the regional enterprise strategy for the Border region, which includes County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7308/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (18 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 65. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget and job creation targets for the local enterprise office in County Donegal for the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the targets for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7306/15]