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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: Sorry, Senator. A phone is interfering with the sound.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: Do any members have further questions for the Minister? If not, the Minister may wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance and wish them luck and every success next week in their engagements.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: IDA Ireland (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: 92. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the advance IDA facility in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49974/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) on their appeal for school transport. [49956/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a minor works allocation to national schools in 2017; if so, when the allocations will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49975/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: 477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the €25 million extra ANC funding that was allocated in budget 2018 will be distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49976/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: 478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce an EID tagging system for sheep in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49977/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: 692. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the registered voluntary housing associations; the amount spent on administration of these associations in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49973/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: That issue is ongoing for some time.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: One would have to wonder who the individual who has written to the committee represents. Is he representing a small group or a bigger group? You can correct me if I am wrong, Chairman, but my information is that there is up to 97% compliance with the foal levy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: Is he not also querying where the money is being spent?

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: I welcome the Minister's commitment to a review in this area. As one of the few surviving dairy farmers here, I understand the volatility issue. I can go back further than the Minister. In 1998, the price of a litre of milk was the equivalent of 28 cent. The problem is that costs have increased by 50% in the intervening 20 years. We must remember that a number of instruments have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: Before beginning, I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are turned off. I propose to go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: We are considering a motion regarding the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017. I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed, and his officials to discuss it. It was referred to the joint committee by the Dáil and the Seanad on 15 November for its consideration. The Houses imposed the deadline of 28 November for the committee to report...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: We suspended the sitting for half an hour to facilitate the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister. Senator Paul Daly was the first to indicate. I will then call Deputies McConalogue and Cahill in that order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: What about track bookmakers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: We can come back if there is anything else. Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Deering: Yes.