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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: Is it not viable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: Is there one particular sector within the organic sector which is more viable than the rest? I know Mr. Monaghan is talking about lamb quite a bit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: Does Mr. Finnegan want to speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I met Mr. Connelly the other day. One of the committee members, Senator Daly, asked what relationship the body has with processors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: Does the body work as a group when dealing with the processor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: It is same with anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I call on Mr. Finnegan to wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: Did he get a basic payment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: Yes, that is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I suggest Mr. Monaghan forwards the link to the study so the committee secretariat can download it and circulate the findings to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I thank the delegation for attending here today and articulating their concerns. As has been pointed out by all of the members it is disappointing that a year and a half has elapsed yet the recommendations made by the previous committee, which put a lot of work into the project, have not progressed. From this committee's point of view we will chase up the issues straight away and contact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: We will forward the information, documentation and transcript of today's meeting to the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: Everybody has highlighted issues so everybody understands the situation for the body. We will endeavour to get answers for the delegation as soon as possible. Is that reasonable? Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: 583. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Tullow, County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4395/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: 584. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for primary speech and language services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: 145. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by an ophthalmologist. [3588/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Data (26 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the conditions for towing trailers by cars and four-wheel drives in terms of size of vehicle, laden weight, number of wheels on trailer and number of wheels driving the towing vehicle; and the type of licence that is required for the various options. [3589/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: The joint committee met in private session until 4.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: We are in public session. It is proposed that Schedule A, COM (2016) 750, proposal for the regulation of the definition and presentation of the labelling of spirit drinks and other foodstuffs and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks warrants further scrutiny. It is further proposed that the committee issue a political contribution recommending the inclusion of an annex...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2017)

Pat Deering: I remind members, witnesses and people in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. I welcome Mr. Michael Cavanagh, chairman and Mr. Seán O'Donoghue, chief executive officer of the Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation; Mr. Francis O'Donnell, chief executive officer, Irish Fish Producers...