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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electronic Identification of Sheep: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank both contributors for their statements. This is a good thing and it is the direction we need to go in. It is a move in the right direction in terms of opening up new markets, helping to sustain markets and ensuring we have correct and full traceability. As we know from recent reports from Teagasc on farm livelihoods, many in the sheep sector are on the lower end of the scale and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the delegates for their presentation which contains many summary statistics which can hide individual difficulties. The departmental officials spoke first about the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, because it is the one most farmers have had issues and problems with. The Department has acknowledged that there have been difficulties in the past few months and payments...

Independent Clinical Review of Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I offer my sympathies to all those women and families affected by the serious and scandalous errors which occurred at Portiuncula University Hospital and resulted in their babies dying or being left with life-changing injuries and disabilities. I thank Professor James Walker who led the expert review team and authored this report. While the report into what happened in the care of these 18...

Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this topic. I acknowledge the work of the Minister to try to advance matters. The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 needs further work and amendment. It must ensure there is unfettered access to all records for all people involved, which is the key in all of this. Standing back and thinking about how we came to this and many other scandals,...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: We have tabled a similar question, No. 24. I support Deputy Penrose in that respect. My question was to ask the Minister if we have contact with the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland around this issue. Swanlinbar in County Cavan is part of my constituency. It is in the same parish as Kinawley across the Border. There...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: 2. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has received the report from the Department of Finance on the proposals for a model of local public banking for Ireland based on the Sparkasse model (details supplied); when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25905/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Many parts of rural and regional Ireland are crying out for a public banking service. It is a model we are seeking to have rolled out as quickly as possible. Has the Minister received the report on this from the Department of Finance and when will it be made public? For almost six months, we have been told it will be published within a couple of weeks. We need to get it done quickly and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: While that is welcome news, we have been hearing for a long time about imminent publication. As such, the Minister will understand the frustration that is out there. A large section of the public, in particular in rural Ireland, has seen bank services withdrawn. I have spoken to the Minister about this on numerous occasions as high street banks have closed down all over the country. Not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: The fear people have is that the other stakeholders are, in the main, the big banks. One of the problems we have in this country is the influence of the main financial services providers. They are a major influence in stopping anybody else from coming into the market. People are fearful that the Department of Finance is somehow or other being influenced by those who are on the field and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cross-Border Co-operation (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: 24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has made contact with the permanent secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland to discuss improvement of cross-Border co-operation on issues concerning rural development and in recognition of the shared concerns which Brexit will bring to Border areas North and South. [25906/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Legislative Process (14 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: 28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has considered proposing that all legislation passing through Dáil Éireann be rural-proofed by his Department (details supplied). [25907/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (13 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: 150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the case of a person (details supplied); the reason officials in his Department have not responded to correspondence on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25799/18]

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I also welcome the O'Farrell family to the Gallery. This issue is certainly very relevant not only to the particular case at hand, but to many other cases around the country which have involved similar situations. We are all aware of them. We are all aware of the role that GSOC has played in many cases in which people have made legitimate complaints about Garda inaction or inappropriate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions and submissions. I will briefly go through each one. Mr. Percy's organisation Low Impact Fishers of Europe, LIFE, represents a large volume of fishing organisations across Europe and we are very grateful that he has appeared before the committee today. Mr. Percy outlined to the committee that the small-scale fishing sector, which his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Chairman and I thank Mr. Percy. I thank the Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation for its submission. I acknowledge the organisation raised some valid points. We understand that a fishing licence is allocated to a fishing vessel. The fishing vessel is owned by an individual and, therefore, in essence, while the vessel owns the licence, the person who owns the vessel also owns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I have other questions for the other witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Mr. O'Donnell makes a point about attributing advantage to the island fisherman. Yes, we want to give an advantage to the island fisherman. That is what we want to do. It is the essence of what we are doing. It is not designed to disadvantage others who live on the shoreline in any way. It was argued that if a person had access to fishing opportunities on the island, it could somehow run...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: There is an argument to be made around that. I absolutely accept that. We could go down that track in the context of this Bill but with due respect I do not think it is an appropriate track to go down. I absolutely agree with the point but in the context of this Bill, what we need to do is get this over the line, put something in place that deals with the disadvantage that island fishermen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: As far as we are concerned, the reason they cannot get the quotas is because they do not have the track record. In turn, they do not have the track record because they cannot fish. It is a catch-22 situation.