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Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: People with prosthetic limbs cannot get physiotherapy, and this needs to be dealt with.

Home Care Packages: Motion [Private Members] (12 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: I commend the Rural Independents Alliance for putting down this motion this evening. All of us are conscious in all our constituencies of people who are waiting and trying to get home care packages, people waiting for home help hours and the fight and struggle that goes on. I am sure that it is the same everywhere, including for the Minister of State, that when one contacts whoever is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and giving their rundown of Coillte's position. As has been said, Coillte is one of the largest landowners in the country. It has a vast resource there. I have a couple of questions around that. One question is in regard to the exports. Mr. Leamy says that Coillte is trying to enhance the value of the product through processing,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: Does the farmer have a role in that? In a normal partnership, a decision is made by both parties to the partnership on whether they will thin the trees or accept the price they are getting, for example. Many farmers say they do not have a say and that they are just told what is happening. That is the issue. Will the review change that? Will farmers be given equal status within the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: Can the partnership change? Is that what Mr. Leamy is saying? Can the conditions of the contract be changed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: A point which comes up in my part of the country is monoculture and that the only tree planted is Sitka spruce. This is a poor quality timber which is not good enough for electricity poles. Farmers are always wary of a permanent change of land use. The sole use of land is an issue too. Nothing else can happen to forestry planted lands. However, in other countries, other types of...

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: PESCO is the beginning of the creation of a standing EU army. At the press conference after PESCO was agreed Frederica Mogherini said:[W]e are building the European Union of Security and Defence. It is not a plan anymore, it is not a dream anymore, it is reality coming true. It is disgraceful that this Government and its partners in Fianna Fáil have once again tried to sneak a motion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (7 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a single boat payment to provide income support for sea fishermen related to their fishing boats. [52429/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (7 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sea fishermen; and the number of Irish-registered sea fishing boats in tabular form. [52430/17]

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Martin Kenny: The horse racing industry has been before us as a topic on many occasions, both here and in committees. The €80 million spent on these two industries is a huge revenue investment by society. We all understand we have to invest to reap a reward at a future date and plenty has been made of the return we get on it, but many feel the amount the industry receives is worth discussing. It...

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: On page 4 of the programme for Government, there is a reference to creating a social economy and a number of points are made. One of the first of these relates to sound public finances and a stable and broad tax base. Senior officials from the Revenue Commissioners appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts this morning. They informed it that eight out of ten of the highest earning...

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: Please deal with the point.

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: It is a loophole being exploited.

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: Will the Taoiseach also meet them?

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: As Deputy McGrath outlined, a group from the Irish MPS Society, including children with Morquio syndrome and their parents, met with Deputies this morning and are in the Public Gallery now. The group includes two children who are being treated with Vimizim. We all meet thousands of people in the course of our life, especially those of us here in the Oireachtas, but sometimes one meets a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an appointment for surgery for over six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50544/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (28 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that received funds under the ANC scheme for fulfilling the mountain-type land criterion in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. [50079/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (28 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of persons receiving ANC payments for mountain-type lands is an indication of the percentage of persons farming on hill land here; and if these farms are bigger or smaller than the average farm size here. [50080/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Stocking Densities (28 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the statistics on the average stocking rate of farms located on mountain land here, including those that have qualified for ANC payments for meeting the mountain type criterion in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. [50227/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 159. To ask the Minister for Health when a club (details supplied) in Our Lady's Hospital, Manorhamilton, will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49750/17]