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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Harrington also asked about the Natura sites.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I call Senator Mooney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (14 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: It is proposed that the proposals listed in Schedule B do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. The first two proposals which I propose to discuss together are COM (2013) 675 and COM (2013) 677. It is proposed that these proposals warrant further scrutiny by way of a letter to the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Secretary...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (6 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme; if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47240/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering (6 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work he and his agencies are carrying out in relation to building on the legacy of The Gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47241/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I gave the notice regarding privilege. An allegation has been made and Mr. Cormac Cunningham has said, "Of course it is happening" but nobody has categoric evidence of that. Therefore that is a matter for another day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: No. The point was made. That is an illegal activity. Unless people have proof they would be better off keeping their opinions to themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I will come back to the Senator. Questions have already been banked to the witnesses and it is now over to them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Senator O'Neill asked about the margins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I have been at this since 2008.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I want to bring the discussion to a conclusion. It was Deputy Ferris who requested that we invite the witnesses to make a presentation before the committee. Another member asked where are we going with this to which I replied that we are not quite sure until we start to delve into it, which is probably dangerous. One of concerns following on from the report - or "white paper" as witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: We will have that discussion internally in our time but the discussion today was more of an exploratory exercise on our own behalf and, in fairness, everybody is entitled to make their case. I thank the witnesses for putting forward their case and in so doing for putting up challenges to the committee and beyond it. I am not an expert in this area but it is fascinating to hear the different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Tom Barry asked whether there is a milk war going on in Northern Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: The concern has been expressed that in the months of January and February, because of the cost of production, the security of fresh milk supply would not be certain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Is Mr. Cunningham referring specifically to his plant?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: There was a question from Senator Comiskey about the percentage of the overall supply sourced from the Republic of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I have a batch of questions. Deputy Barry asked about the price differential between NDC and non-NDC labelled milk. He made the comment, I am not sure if it was a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: No. The first question from Deputy Deering was the amount invested in processing plant. The second question was about the average size of the cow herd and the number of producers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I would like to clarify something before I call Senator O'Neill. Senator O'Keeffe said that the National Dairy Council was established in 1964, but Mr. Cunningham said it was established in 2009. I assume he was speaking about the campaign.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Liquid Milk Market: Discussion with Strathroy Dairy (5 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: It was originally established as a semi-State organisation. When we acceded to the EU, it became an industry-led group. It is no longer a semi-State body. Is that correct?