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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Indemnity Scheme for Landowners (29 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: The Minister is saying that this must wait for legislation to be in place. That is a problem, though, as we all know how long it takes to get legislation through the Houses even when it is clear cut and easy. The Minister gave people a great deal of hope a few months ago when he stated that he would put a scheme in place. That was ill-thought out, given that there was no evidence that the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Indemnity Scheme for Landowners (29 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: I had a list of questions that I was going to ask the Minister about how the scheme would provide coverage and who it would cover, but if he is telling me that legislation will be needed, we are just wasting our time, as it will not happen.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Indemnity Scheme for Landowners (29 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Why did the Minister not say that six months ago?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Indemnity Scheme for Landowners (29 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: I accept that, Minister, and I am not saying that it is not the intention. The difficulty is that, when the Minister announced the scheme, he did not say that it would need legislation. People believed the scheme would arrive sooner. However, that is as may be. The greater issue in many areas is the question of the controls that are in place in respect of walkers using lands. A man told...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: 42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects delayed or shelved as a result of the financial burden created by the excessive costs of the national children's hospital and the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22752/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Greenways Funding (29 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: 45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of funding for the SLNCR greenway and the Cavan and Leitrim greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22751/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: As the House is aware, the programme for Government contains a specific recommendation on supporting tourism and walking tourism in particular. Ireland's Hidden Heartlands is the newest development in this regard. One of the main tourism attractions is the Beara-Breifne Way. Many tourists use this walkway but for the past couple of weeks the Melick Weir footbridge has been closed by the OPW.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Last weekend, 12 tourists from New Zealand got as far as the weir but could not cross it. They were extremely disappointed. People in the tourism trade in the region are very annoyed that this is the case. We understand it will remain closed for a year, with no alternative put in place to keep the walkway open. If we are genuine about having a proper tourism resource in the regions, will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank Dr. O'Mara for his presentation. It was quite informative. I have a couple of questions. Regarding the suckler sector, I come from a part of the country where the farmers are nearly all small suckler farmers with an average of ten to 15 cows. The key thing is that the cow must be kept all year round, and the only thing the cow produces is the calf. This is one of the problems. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Can the current suckler farming model work profitably into the future? Has it a future? That is the nub of the issue and many of us are beginning to doubt if it has one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: We are not, then giving up on the sector.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: 3 o’clock The situation regarding respite services in the north west is very serious. I have raised this issue several times in the House. Last year, Solas Respite Centre, a purpose-built respite unit in Sligo, was closed by the HSE. The HSE is now working with RehabCare to open a new respite centre in Tullaghan, County Leitrim. It was supposed to be open last August, but is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for coming in today to enlighten us on this situation. To put a little bit of context to this, we have received correspondence and some lobbying from various organisations and individuals on the issue of corporate ownership. People fear that it will become similar to the situation with Boots pharmacies or a fast food type of situation where a whole lot of veterinary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Does Mr. Ó Scanaill not accept that ownership and control are important? Is it is the case that ownership is not the focus of the Veterinary Council? If Mr. Ó Scanaill is saying he does not care who owns a veterinary practice and it is fine if Donald Trump wants to buy a practice, people will have a problem because they will feel the code of ethics may not be as followed as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Should the council have such a remit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Let us say a farmer in Drumkeeran in north Leitrim calls a veterinary practice requesting the urgent assistance of a vet because his or her cow has suffered a prolapse and the calving bed is out. What if the company that owns the practice says it is sorry but there is no vet working?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: The reality is that a vet will attend because vets get out and do their work. We complain about the health service and many people tell us that veterinary practitioners are often better than the health service in many places. that is because they respond and get out to farms in the middle of the night. The difficulty people have is where a company is in charge of a practice and may say to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: It is mentioned in the opening statement under the heading of independent statutory regulator that the Veterinary Council of Ireland is the statutory body responsible for the regulation and management of the veterinary professions, they being veterinary practitioners and veterinary nurses. Section 54 of the Act relates to offences in the practise of veterinary medicine and the use of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: Therefore, a practice is not regulated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Martin Kenny: The point I am coming to - I concur with Deputy Penrose - is that when it comes to corporates taking over or being predominant within the sector, there seems to be a hole in the legislation such that a corporate, as the owner of a practice, will not be regulated by anyone. It is clear that there is a hole in the Act that needs to be filled.