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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: Let us face it, the factories have control over much of this. Are the factories prepared to say they will stand on the side of the family farm to ensure that the model is preserved in order that we might market the beef in that way or will they go down the road of scale? That is the choice to be made.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I want to raise again the issue of insurance. This week, I have had contact from businesses in my constituency, as I am sure every Deputy has had, about the escalating cost of insurance. Last week, Deputy Pearse Doherty raised this issue with the Tánaiste, who promised he would speak to the Minister for Finance to convene an emergency meeting. It is an emergency situation. What we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: 111. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that general practitioner surgeries in counties Sligo and Leitrim have put up signs stating blood tests are taking one month to process due to staff shortages (details supplied) in Sligo University Hospital; the way in which he plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16988/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (11 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: 140. To ask the Minister for Health if a property (details supplied) has been disposed of; if so, the new owner of the property; if not, the position regarding the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17099/19]

Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I also acknowledge the Minister's clear commitment to rural Ireland and the enthusiasm he has shown in running his Department. The small, rural parish I live in has a church and a pub. There was a post office but it closed a couple of months ago. There is a football field and a three-teacher school which, unfortunately, will soon become a two-teacher school. This is emblematic of many of...

Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I am speaking on behalf of Deputy Ó Laoghaire who, unfortunately, cannot be present. I thank the Minister of State for bringing the Bill before the House. As it is quite straightforward, I will keep my comments brief. The Bill has the support of Sinn Féin. We wish to see it proceed as quickly as possible to address the volume of cases before the Court of Appeal. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: Today representatives of the FAI are appearing before the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport. While I do not want to get into its deliberations, a serious issue regarding a Fine Gael Deputy has arisen and is widely reported on this morning. It concerns Deputy Noel Rock who, supposedly, sent a text message to Mr. John Delaney in November saying he was happy to push back against...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: It is relevant because the programme for Government includes a clear commitment to political reform. Does the Tánaiste think it is appropriate for a Deputy to behave in this manner and push back against a proposal made by another Member of the House to prevent somebody from coming before a committee?

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018 : An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: The issue of neutrality could not be more pressing than it is today. Angela Merkel has publicly supported the idea of creating an army for the European Union. She said that the EU will have to create a European intervention unit with which Europe can act on the ground where necessary. This echoed similar comments by Jean-Claude Juncker who said that the common European army would show the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I raise again the issue of Sligo University Hospital where 50 people are on trolleys today. There were 41 on trolleys yesterday. In the past week there have been over 30 people on trolleys. Bed capacity is central to this issue. There is a proposal from the hospital to build a new 50-bed unit. Deputy Tony McLoughlin and I met the Minister last week and while he has said he wants to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the farming organisations for their presentations. This is a critical issue for family farms across the country, particularly those in areas where dairy and tillage farming is not an option. In County Leitrim there are five marts, at which, in the main, weanlings are sold to those with good land on which they can be fattened and finished. There has been much talk about producer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Lumley for his presentation. To an extent, I agree with much of what he said. An Taisce has done some great work, in particular, with the green schools initiative. Many rural areas have been enriched by work done under An Taisce's programme. That said, I come from County Leitrim where many people who wanted to build a house in an area had their planning application objected to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: What is the stance of An Taisce on biogas and anaerobic digestion as one of the ways we can sequester carbon?

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: Yes, at five minutes each. I have been reading through the Minister's comments on the agrifood sector and Brexit. We are at a critical point. Many in our rural economy are waiting on a knife edge to find out what their futures will be. In the Border counties and the west in particular, where farming income levels are probably the lowest, people have been waiting a long time. There are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: Will one of the pilots be based in Sligo-Leitrim?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge that nobody expects there to be somebody there every minute of the day but, at the same time, the level of difficulty that people come across in these situations is acute. The Minister of State mentioned the out-of-hours service in Ballymote. Much of the time that service consists of one member of staff who is alone in the building and very...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I raise the issue of out-of-hours mental health services in the north west, particularly Sligo. The Minister of State will read a response and tell me there are out-of-hours services in place, junior doctors on call and a junior doctor on back-up call. However, the experience of people in the region, particularly counties Sligo and Leitrim, is very different. I give the example of a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I want to raise the issue of the cost of classroom placements for student teachers. It is compulsory for student teachers but they are unpaid for the three weeks they spend doing it. A recent survey by the Union of Students in Ireland found that it cost €160 per week for travel and materials without taking in the cost of accommodation. In addition, most student teachers have to go...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: The grant for the Gaeltacht placement should be restored. Some level of payment, perhaps a percentage of a teacher’s payment, should be given for the duration of the school placement.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: I understand that the most emphasis has been placed on the eventuality of a no-deal Brexit. However, even if there is a deal, we need to recognise that we are in a very precarious situation, particularly people living in the Border regions. Many of those communities depend on the social economy. An awful lot of people do not have access to high-level employment with very high salaries....