Results 3,061-3,080 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: I have no intention of doing that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: I am reminding members of what we are here to do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: We all did that, Deputy. If Deputy Penrose fell out of bed on the wrong side it is not my fault.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: We are here to discuss a certain matter, and the same applies to all Deputies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: On harness racing, representatives of the Irish Harness Racing Association appeared before the joint committee last week and the issue forms part of our work schedule for the next few weeks. I suggest to members that we put it on the agenda for discussion next week and invite the other relevant bodies such as Horse Sport Ireland and HRI to discuss the matter further and tease it out to see...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: An order has been passed to the effect that we must report back by next Tuesday, 24 November. We are tied to that time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: We have no idea whether representatives HRI would be available to come.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: The committee has had a very good record and has been very accommodating over the past five years on all these matters. Representatives of the harness racing industry came before the committee last week and we can try our best to bring representatives from Horse Sport Ireland and HRI before the committee as soon as possible as part of our work schedule to tease out this issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: Obviously there are issues to be teased out. The Minister is being co-operative and supportive on the matter. We could get bogged down, speaking over and back for the next half an hour and going nowhere, so we need to tease it out. The only way to do this is to bring the representatives before the committee to discuss it as soon as possible. I believe everyone is in agreement on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: There is no guarantee today, Wednesday, 18 November, that any of these people will be available next Tuesday morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: I will allow one last point from Deputy Ó Cuív. We have been over and back time and again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: We also need to hear from Horse Sport Ireland. It is not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: It is part of the process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: I am wrapping up now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: Deputy Ó Cuív has already made a proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: Is that agreed? Agreed. We will go into private session for five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: Is it agreed that the joint committee recommends there should be no further debate on the motion by Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann? Agreed. That concludes our consideration of the motion. I propose that a report on the proceedings of the meeting be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. Is that agreed? Agreed
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: That has been agreed. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (18 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015copies of which were laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (17 Nov 2015)
Pat Deering: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the financial or other assistance available to a community group (details supplied) in County Carlow which provides meals for persons who are less privileged in society [40116/15]