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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)
Pat Deering: And better off.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)
Pat Deering: Ms Callan can respond to Deputy Fitzmaurice's first question before I bring in Ms Westbrook in response to the other points he made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)
Pat Deering: We can take it up with them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)
Pat Deering: I thank the members for their questions. I thank the members of the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association and the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland for coming before the committee. Their evidence has been very useful and will feed into our report, which we will publish in the next number of weeks. If we have any further questions, we will come back to the witnesses for...
- Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)
Pat Deering: Just before the summer recess, the independent boundary commission issued its report. When is it intended to bring legislation forward to give effect to the recommendations in the report?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2017)
Pat Deering: 301. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for rehab care in the Scared Heart hospital, Carlow. [41296/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2017)
Pat Deering: 302. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive home help hours. [41297/17]
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: It is now four years since the motorised transport scheme was discontinued and there has been much talk in recent months as to when a new scheme could be up and running. Will the Minister indicate exactly his timeframe for the introduction of the new scheme under the health (transport support) Bill?
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (28 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider further divisions in the adjacent and non-adjacent rate (details supplied) of the SUSI maintenance grant with a view to creating a tiered scale rather than the current system in which only one threshold of 45 kilometres is considered. [41029/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (27 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a school (details supplied) can appeal against the loss of an extra teacher in view of the fact that at the time it was assessed it did not have sufficient numbers but now has enough pupils to warrant the extra teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40844/17]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: I welcome members. We are all looking well after the summer break. Apologies have been received from Deputy Thomas Pringle. Before I begin, I remind members to make sure all mobile phones are turned off. Members will be aware that Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy has been appointed to the committee. On behalf of the committee I welcome Deputy Corcoran Kennedy and I look forward to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: I remind members, witnesses and those in the Gallery to ensure that their mobile phones are completely switched off for the duration of the meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the tillage sector. I welcome members of the Irish Grain Growers Association, Mr. Bobby Miller, chairman; Mr. Clive Carter, secretary, Mr. Pat Cleary, environmental spokesperson, and Mr. James Kelly,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Carter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: I apologise for cutting across Mr. Carter. Would every tonne be capable of producing the same amount? Does it have the same quality to allow it to produce the same amount?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: So it is an average figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: At the moment, is it known whether every pint of Guinness and every drop of whiskey produced in Ireland is coming from Irish product? Is it all Irish product?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: Are the witnesses aware of the breakdown?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: That is 90,000 tonnes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: That is going towards producing Irish whiskey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)
Pat Deering: How does the price correspond to the farmer? Is there a contract system as is the case here?