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Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011: Referral to Select Committee (29 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Agriculture, Marine and Food pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a).

Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: That is unusual. Hopefully, it will be the same in December.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: This is our first week back and it is fantastic we are talking about something good, namely, agriculture. I welcome this debate on agriculture in that we all have a big part to play. I refer to the targets for 2020 and the leak which took place during the summer. I was delighted with the leak because it will focus everybody on reality. The Minister, who has experience in Europe, will...

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: It has been like that for the last ten years.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: Yes and we are.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: There is no point in somebody coming in here to talk rubbish.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: The Deputy blew the country. He had no interest in farming for ten years. He screwed the farmers for the last ten years, yet now he is shouting because he lost every one of his votes.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: You signed up to a 20% cut in agriculture.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: There is no point in listening to rubbish.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: We had some democracy for the last eight years.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: Your two Ministers did not tell you the truth. The former Taoiseach and the former Minister for Finance never told anyone the truth.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: Back to 1939. We know what Fianna Fáil did.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: Will the Deputy starve the Irish people?

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: He should tell the truth.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: This is incredible.

Seanad: Farm Incomes (14 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: I thank Senator Bradford for proposing this motion. My senior Minister, Deputy Coveney, cannot be present to answer and I have a written reply here which I will read. I know from where the Senator is coming. It is on the agenda in both Houses tonight. The one good story out there at present is agriculture, but we cannot sit on it. Prices are good for the first time in several years and,...

Seanad: Health Facilities (14 Sep 2011)

Shane McEntee: Before I read a reply on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who cannot be here, I would like to say I am delighted that this issue has been raised by Senator Power. I sincerely hope she does not let it drop. I am aware of the work being done by Ms Teresa Moorhead at the premises mentioned by the Senator. I appreciate that this is a massive issue in Ireland. I have...

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Shane McEntee: Even one metre makes a difference.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Shane McEntee: He will do so.

Seanad: Harbours and Piers (6 Jul 2011)

Shane McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. If he does not receive the answers he is seeking, I hope he will not leave the House frustrated as I did on many occasions when I was in opposition in the Lower House. I will pursue further any issues about which the Senator is concerned but which are not addressed in my reply. I read the reply before entering the House and it seems that someone...