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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I ask the delegation to answer the Senator's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I refer, in particular, to her first couple of questions, after which I will call other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: The delegations can now answer Deputy Ó Cuív's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: COM (2013) 893 is a proposal for a Council directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: We are resuming the hearings on the topic of land use and maximising land potential. I welcome from the Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Phillip O'Brien, Dr. Jonathan Derham and Dr. Eimear Cotter, and from Teagasc, Dr. Rogier Schulte, who is welcome back, and Dr. Daire Ó hUallacháin. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today to brief us on land use and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I should have made clear that I propose to get all the presentations first and then take questions.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Arms Trade (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department was made aware that by signing the arms trade treaty in 2013 that they needed an EU decision by the Council in order to ratify it, in view of the fact that the treaty covered an area not within the competence of member states, but rather an exclusive competence of the EU; in view of the fact that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he intends to incorporate the recently announced Diaspora policy review by his Department into the review of foreign affairs and external relations; if they will be exclusive of each other when the policy documents and-or White Papers are published in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16490/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Papers Issues (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 332. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding reducing the period before State papers can be published from 30 years to 20 years in line with the UK; if he will ensure this is made a priority by his Department and the National Archives in order that this shift can be made possible to ensure Irish and UK State papers will be published together; the other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 451. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an Egyptian citizen legally residing in an EU member state within the Schengen area for PhD research, who gets a short or long stay visa for Ireland through the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for visiting academic purposes, is entitled to use the same visa for entry to the UK for similar purposes; if the same situation of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 452. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an Armenian citizen who is legally residing in the United Kingdom, an EU member state and inside the common travel area is allowed use their passport and proof of residence in the UK for entry to Ireland for a three-day academic conference, or if a full visa is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16488/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Offences (8 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the point system in respect of serious fisheries infringements as set down in SI 3 (2014) that applies to fishing vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/14]

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the opportunity to speak. The fact we are having this discussion at all means there is at last some recognition of the need to address the whole issue of not just homelessness but housing supply and the dearth of housing. It is incredible to think a previous environment Minister, Mr. Dick Roche, from my constituency, went on the television one day to say, "Hopefully, we will build...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land: Coillte (3 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: The target is not 30%; it is 17%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land: Coillte (3 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: That is an opinion. Others might not agree. It is land use in total that we are looking at. The Deputy should bear that in mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land: Coillte (3 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: That would require CPOs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land: Coillte (3 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: There are also restrictions on Natura sites which should perhaps be re-examined to permit native woodland species to be developed. They have been prevented. A great deal of the additional requirement could be dealt with that way. It would not necessarily involve commercial afforestation but one could certainly add to the forest estate if the rules on protected zones - Natura sites - were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land: Coillte (3 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: In fairness, I am not quite sure what that last point has to do with Coillte.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land: Coillte (3 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: The Deputy should put it back into context here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land: Coillte (3 Apr 2014)

Andrew Doyle: We will recommence our deliberations. This part of the meeting will involve a discussion with Coillte on maximising the usage and potential of land. I welcome Mr. Gerry Britchfield, acting chief executive, Mr. Gerry Egan, group director of strategy and corporate affairs, Mr. Gerard Murphy, managing director of Coillte Forest, and Mr. Mark Foley, managing director of Coillte Enterprise. As...