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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (11 Jul 2017)

Pat Deering: 481. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address issues regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32748/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (28 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: 265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the ECCE scheme and the discrepancy that arises for children born near the end of September (details supplied) who cannot avail of the full two years of free child care, the way in which this situation will be rectified in order that the scheme is equitable to all children and to allow their parents to avail of the full two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completely as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting of proceedings. We will go into private session to deal with item No. 5 and housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: From the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, I welcome Dr. Susan Steele, chairperson, and Mr. Andrew Kinneen and Mr. Micheál O'Mahony, authority members. I thank them for coming before the joint committee to brief members on the SFPA's annual report for 2015. I bring to their attention that witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: We will come back to Dr. Steele.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: Maybe Mr. O'Mahony would answer the question first of all-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: -----not trying to be evasive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: Go ahead. There is also the Brexit issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: Is it within the SFPA's jurisdiction to do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: We could have legislation coming before us in that regard anyway so we will have an input into that at some stage down the line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: Yes. That is understandable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: That is fair enough. That is understandable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: The SFPA can confine itself to the areas with which it is comfortable and that are not prevented under the legislation. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: Are we happy with the answers on that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: Are members happy with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: That concludes this part of the meeting. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and making their presentation, which was very informative.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: Before we begin I remind members and witnesses to ensure their mobile phones are completely turned off. We are here today to discuss issues concerning the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017. I welcome Mr. Gerard Kelly, managing director of Tardrum Fisheries Limited and Fresco Seafoods Limited, Mr. Paul Barlow, managing director of Woodstown Bay Shellfish Limited, Mr. Alex McCarthy,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Kelly for summarising as much as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Deering: I call Senator Mac Lochlainn.