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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (20 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: 965. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in her Department who are on temporary contracts that have been renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12490/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: As the Tánaiste is aware, the Government has a proposal to deal with orphan drugs, particularly in cases that need to be resolved. Many of these drugs are examined in the same way as mainstream drugs and it does not work. Two girls, who have been here on a number of occasions, little Grace from Leitrim and Cezy from Kilkenny, are waiting for a drug called Vimizim. The Temple Street...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in receipt of payments in ranges (details supplied) in each of the years 2008 to 2017. [10883/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: 405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler farmers who have quality assurance. [10990/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: 414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persistently infected bovines with BVD over the age of six months currently on farms here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11157/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: 415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds that have persistently infected bovines with BVD over the age of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11158/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: 416. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persistently infected bovines with BVD over the age of twelve months that were slaughtered at meat processing plants here in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11159/18]

Sustainable Seaweed Harvesting: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: Hopefully that meeting will happen and the discussion will be meaningful. I hope the people will be listened to and that their demands will be respected. Ultimately, these people elect us to this Parliament and they are the ones who need to be acknowledged and recognised. At the end of the day, whatever these companies may do and whatever promises they may make in terms of job or wealth...

Sustainable Seaweed Harvesting: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: I commend Deputies Connolly and Pringle on bringing forward this very timely motion, which Sinn Féin will be supporting. We have been aware for some time that this issue was boiling under the surface. What happened with Údarás na Gaeltachta and the sale of Arramara Teoranta gave rise to many questions. A lot of red flags were raised in respect of the sale of this company,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: I acknowledge the events that have happened and the huge amount of work done by all the emergency services. I wish to raise the difficulty in getting water. In south Leitrim we have practically had no water for the past four days. The headline in the Leitrim Observerthis week states that there will be job losses in the Food Hub in Carrick-on-Shannon, which employs almost 80 people. Many...

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: The Minister said in her statement that during the recent red alert, businesses were asked, in the context of the constraints on public transport, to consider whether people should be asked to go to work but the difficulty was that many businesses insisted that people go to work. People have contacted me who were told to be sure to get to work but when they arrived there were very few...

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: The Minister will be aware of the Trojan work done by many workers during this particular weather event. Many people turned up for work only to find themselves trapped there and unable to get home. Those who were trapped in their homes and unable to get to work are now being told that they are going to be out of pocket as a result. Some of these people are working for the State,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to Agriculture, Food and the Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: I am sorry, I had to go the Chamber for a Topical Issue debate. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their contributions. I read most of the submissions earlier. I have a couple of brief points because I know most of the questions have already been asked. One thing that strikes me is that farming in Ireland has become more intensive. The intensification of farming has brought us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to Agriculture, Food and the Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for the contributions. I have some questions following on from the discussion we had with people in before the current delegations. What percentage of animal feed and protein used as feed in Ireland is imported? I am wondering about the potential. I am conscious of much of this talk of Origin Green, and is it really Origin Green if we are bringing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to Agriculture, Food and the Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: Is grass cover measured as a carbon sequester? Is it measured in the way forestry is measured?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to Agriculture, Food and the Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: Sorry, go ahead.

Motor Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (27 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: I compliment the Rural Independent Group on bringing forward the motion. The issue I will focus on is young drivers, particularly those in rural Ireland. My wife and I were insured by a particular company. Last year, we contacted the company to see if we could get a quote for my son to become an insured driver. It would not give us a quote so when we were renewing our insurance we went to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the delegates for their presentations and apologise for missing the beginning of the meeting. Clearly, the position is that the contracts which were developed at a time when forestry was a young enough concept for many were designed to encourage farmers to go down this route. The position seems to be - the delegates can correct me if I am wrong - that everything was weighted in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and for their attendance on this snowy afternoon. They said legal advice was provided to the people who signed up to these contracts. Did they get independent legal advice or was it just suggested that they get legal advice? Can the witnesses confirm that they actually got the legal advice? I refer to clarity around the value of the timber and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: Is Coillte selling forest land that has been planted or land after clearfell?