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- Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the discussion. I want to address the transfer of responsibility from local authorities to Irish Water and how the unresolved nature of this issue sets a worrying precedent for other problems that may lie in wait. Specifically, it is the ability of councils to take charge of housing estates with developer provided infrastructure, DPIs. This has...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: I welcome the Minister of State and her officials. I agree with Deputy Fitzmaurice. It is hard for any sector to engage and to keep engaging because it is the same over and over again and every opening statement is nearly word for word what we got the last time. Nothing seems to change. I do not blame some of the sector at this stage for throwing their hands in the air when their...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: The Minister of State must realise people's employment is at risk.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: The longer it keeps going on and the more we receive reports on which nothing is done, the more people will lose their jobs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Before the Minister of State leaves, will she withdraw the statement she made about "free-for-all extraction" because it reflects badly on the sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: When someone watching this meeting hears a Minister of State or committee member talking about "free-for-all extraction", it paints a bad picture of the sector.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Go raibh maith aici.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: I welcome the guests as well and apologise for how late it is. It is grand to hear about all that is coming on but, as the Chair said, there are too many farmers being excluded from this. There will be 5,000 of them, who are involved in the existing schemes, GLAS, and the renewable energy assessment project, REAP, who will not get a place on the environmental scheme. Does this damage the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Is there damage being done to the perception of the environment demands being made of these farmers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Am I to understand that Teagasc is looking for extra time as well as the extra staff that have been taken on to deal with this, and if so, what kind of feedback has the Minister given Teagasc?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: I am saying that Dr. O'Mara had said that Teagasc had looked for extra time as well as the extra staff it has taken on. Has the Minister indicated he will give Teagasc extra time or what is the situation there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: So there was no commitment from the Minister. It is wonderful to see that there is a need to take on additional advisers and specialists because we are starting from a very low base. Have the delegations seen interest shown in the organic farming scheme? A deadline of autumn 2023 has been set for people to comply with the organic livestock housing requirements in order to become...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Yes. The INHFA has said there is a possibility that the scheme will be oversubscribed due to changes in livestock rates. Has Teagasc any views on that aspect? Is there a chance being missed in colleges to promote the scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Is singular hedgerow management a lost opportunity in the view of Teagasc? We have heard that many hedgerows may lack diversity or the ability to cater for diverse species.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: On organics, surely it is not good enough to have just one buyer of organic beef. The INHFA has said that we need much greater competition in that sector. There needs to be a realistic assessment of what milk or beef price is required from organic production and to get returns equivalent to conventional farming. If we follow on from this, it seems to me that it would be an actual course of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Yes.
- Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: Last year, when the Covid lockdowns were in effect, I raised the issue of a young man with muscular dystrophy. He was in receipt of minimal home care assistance at the time. I was told that despite being promised more care hours, they would not be provided due to shortages of healthcare workers in the south-east. Of course, Covid was used as a primary excuse here and yet here we are again...
- Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Nov 2022)
Martin Browne: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Since the cost-of-living crisis began to emerge last year, there have been repeated calls on the Government to act swiftly. Unfortunately, the Government's response has not been swift enough for many, but we must acknowledge when it does act. The Bill is important as it makes €1.2 billion available to SMEs, primary producers and...