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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Bord Bia (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: Do the same rules not apply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Bord Bia (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: It is something to highlight and send on further afield, obviously. This is a big issue for farmers. I seek another clarification from the witnesses. Is there a European standard that everyone must meet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Bord Bia (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: So there is a minimum and a maximum standard. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Bord Bia (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: There is a plan B.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Bord Bia (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: I thank the witnesses for their presentation and their attendance. We have had a number of meetings on this topic over the past number of weeks. We will compile the evidence and send it to the appropriate Minister with our views on the matter. Hopefully, progress will be made as a result of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely as they cause interference with the broadcasting equipment. I thank Ms Siobhán Egan, head of policy, communications and people engagement for BirdWatch Ireland, for attending to discuss the sea-fisheries sustainability impact assessment. Witnesses are protected by absolute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: I thank Ms Egan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: I thank Ms Egan for the presentation. It has been a useful discussion in advance of the Minister coming before the committee next week and in advance of the Council meeting towards the end of December. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today. As there is no other business this meeting will adjourn. The Thursday meeting with the agriculture committee from Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [43016/15]

Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Does the Deputy want us to leave them on the street?

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I am pleased to speak on this important Bill in light of the recent discussion on crime in rural and urban areas. The legislation is designed to keep repeat burglars off the streets and improve the safety of communities by providing for the refusal of bail and tougher sentencing for repeat home burglars. Gardaí have expressed much frustration over the years about the revolving door...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Apologies have been received from the Chairman who has asked me to take the Chair. He also asked me to thank the members for agreeing to defer until tomorrow No. 3, a draft political contribution on TTIP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: We are meeting in private session to discuss this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: The correspondence ties into tomorrow's agenda. We can deal with the correspondence today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: We have scheduled a private meeting for 11.00 a.m. tomorrow. Apologies have been received from Senators Denis Landy and Mary Ann O'Brien. I understand Deputy Martin Heydon will arrive later as he has been delayed. Before we begin, may I remind members to turn off their phones. Each week members are requested to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completed or switched to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones as they interfere with the broadcasting system here. The Chairman is not available today and asked me to convey his apologies. I welcome from Ornua Mr. Joe Collins, managing director, dairy trading and ingredients, and Ms Anne Randles, company secretary and thank them for coming before the committee today to update it on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: They are behind Deputy Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: There are two further points from the questions that Ms Randles may have missed, namely, the intervention price and long-term prospects. I understand Ms Randles may have briefly touched on them but perhaps she could expand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: Are there any further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: That concludes the deliberations. I thank Mr. Collins and Ms Randles for attending and making the presentation. I apologise for keeping them waiting outside for a while.