Results 2,561-2,580 of 5,615 for speaker:Andrew Doyle
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I thank the witnesses for their patience. We hope to get the meeting concluded before another vote is called. I call Mr. Smyth to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: We will come to that shortly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I call Mr. Gilmartin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: Are members happy with that? I know Deputies have to attend for a vote in the Dáil. We have had a fair indication of where we want to go.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I am chairing the meeting and I will suspend it in a minute. The Deputy is free to go at any stage but I am seeking clarification. If members of the committee are happy to do so, we can suspend the sitting and return to finish the responses from Mr. Gilmartin and Mr. Smyth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: We still need to finish off this meeting's business, so I ask as many members as possible to return after the vote. I am suspending the meeting until after the Dáil vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: Deputy Heydon asked if there is any indication that TLT made significant purchases or investments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: There is another vote so the witnesses may return if we have time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: We could write to the receiver.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: Would Mr. Doyle like to comment on the policy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Doyle for his response which gives a fair indication of what is going on. Would Mr. Bryan like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: A few specific points were raised, particularly with regard to who appointed the receiver, credit requirements and trade debtors. Grant Thornton has an office in Italy. Is it possible for the receiver to pursue animals through traceability provisions and, if they are not paid for, to impound them? Is it the case that the majority of contracts in north Africa are government contracts and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I mentioned it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: We will get everybody in and then we can have supplementary questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I thank the witnesses for bearing with us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: This needs to be broken into four distinct areas: the TLT International episode; a live exports policy for the future; credit control; and who becomes a preferential creditor. That is a reasonable way to focus on it from the outset. Deputy Pringle indicated that Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan was substituting for him and, as there is no Sinn Féin member present, I will call him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Gilmartin. I have to suspend the meeting for a vote in the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I invite Mr. Paul Smyth from the ICMSA to make his opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I invite Mr. Gabriel Gilmartin from the ICSA to make his opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)
Andrew Doyle: I welcome Mr. Michael Spellman, chairman, Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, Mr. Seamus O’Donohoe, chief executive officer, Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, Mr. Ray Doyle, secretary, Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, Mr. John Bryan, president, Irish Farmers Association, Mr. Tomas Bourke, livestock officer, Irish Farmers Association. Mr. Gabriel Gilmartin,...