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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2013: Motions (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I will allow Deputy Ferris first and return to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2013: Motions (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Minister. I call Senator Ó Domhnaill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Apologies have been received from Deputy Pringle and Senators O'Keeffe and Mary Ann O'Brien. I remind members to turn off their mobile telephones. I propose that we go into private session in order to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2013: Motions (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, and his officials. There are two items for discussion. The first is a Dáil and Seanad motion regarding the horse and greyhound racing fund regulations 2013. The second is an update on the next EU Council meeting. Members will be aware that on 19 November Dáil and Seanad Éireann referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 432. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if incentives are being considered for the use and optimisation of vehicles for the use of bio-methane biofuels, in view of their reduced GHG emissions. [50771/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 433. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a national policy on the use of biogas as a fuel in Government vehicles has been developed or is proposed. [50862/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 442. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the approved national system for the delivery of CNG biogas into the national gas network will be finalised. [50765/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 443. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the impact of the potential sale of an Bord Gáis Energy on the future development potential of the biogas sector. [50766/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 444. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a steering group to promote the production of biogas has been planned in the foreseeable future. [50767/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 445. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any study has taken place to show the amount of reduction in the fossil fuel import bill that has taken place from 2006 to 2012 as a result of the wind farm energy supply being delivered into the national grid. [50769/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if national guidelines are planned for the traceability of meat supplied to the beef, sheep and pig processing plants to resolve the issue of substitution of imported meats in Irish-labelled meat exports. [50759/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans establish a working group to promote the production of feed compounds to reduce the ever-increasing imported feed bill. [50762/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Waste Management (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has taken any action to promote the use of biogas from agricultural waste; and if he has promoted the use of biomethane fuel in agricultural vehicles. [50764/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Through the Chair, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: It is 1.45 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: We have a deadline of 1.45 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. Bryan answered it. The last contact was on 12 November.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. Bryan has given his opinion on the reason animal rights groups do not have a problem with transfer. I think he twice explained that it is because it is within the jurisdiction of the UK. It is the same as the ferry from Omeath to Warrenpoint which has to get an international waters licence but it can sail up and down the channel on a national licence. It is one of these strange quirks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Particularly from Wicklow. I am under pressure to conclude the meeting. I thank the witnesses for giving us their insight. I refer to the issues Mr. Doyle highlighted issues regarding access to the UK and EU Regulation 1760/2000 and the Irish companies which control the slaughtering. The issue of live exports is something to which we will have to come back. In regard to the credit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I shall allow three supplementary questioners, Deputies Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, Naughten and McNamara.