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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming here. We have all met the delegation from the Irish Harness Racing Association. I can confirm that they are very committed and hardworking. Their project is going places but they need seed capital to make things happen. I am struck by the fact that the IHRA seems to be the poor relation to the other sectors that are so well funded and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: Before we leave this topic, I would like to point out that the IHRA people only got their hands on the Indecon report on 1 November. It would not have been possible for them to have come up with a five-year plan in three weeks. This might have been an issue had the association got the report three months ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: Do we have to approve it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: We have considered it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: We might not be happy but we have considered it.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: It is down for Topical Issues.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 584. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of community services programmes generating traded income of 30% or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49184/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 585. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is policy to remove services and support from community services programmes which are unable to generate traded income of 30%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49185/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme (21 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the socio-economic factors taken into consideration when granting or removing service and support for community services programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49186/17]

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 Report: Motion (16 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: I compliment Deputy Cullinane on bringing forward the Banded Hours Contract Bill and thank the Members who did great work in both committees to develop the proposals set out in the Bill. I commend, in particular, the committee chaired by Deputy Mary Butler, which put a great deal of effort into enhancing the legislation. All that work has brought us to a place many of us thought we would...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 Report: Motion (16 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: Yes, he got it wrong in that Governments have not played that role. It is our job in this House to ensure the Government uses a firm hand now to make things better for the ordinary people who are going to work everyday and doing their best. Deputy Cullinane's Bill has been considerably amended and enhanced such that most Deputies are in agreement that it offers a way to put in place a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: As mentioned earlier, there is great emphasis in the programme for Government on A Vision for Change and care for the elderly and those with disabilities. In my constituency, that seems to be occurring through the privatisation of services. That is particularly evident in respect of the respite service in Sligo, where Solas House has been closed and we have been told that private providers...

Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: The essence of the Bill is about the difference between the weakness and strength. I commend Deputies Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Pearse Doherty on bringing it forward. An elderly lady, who lives not that far from me, was the victim of symphysiotomy in Manorhamilton hospital many years ago. For the most part of a decade, her two daughters went around the country to solicitors and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and thank Mr. Callanan for his presentation. I note Mr. Callanan's point that the fact that agriculture produces one third of our greenhouse gas emissions reflects the importance of agriculture in the economy. It is easy to say one third of Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions are from agriculture but where do we rank in respect of greenhouse gas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: But their emissions are far higher than ours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: The reason agriculture has been singled out is that it represents such a large portion of the Irish economy, compared with the economies of other countries. That is the point I made at the very beginning. Across Europe or elsewhere, economies have big industrial sectors. When those countries look at what they are going to do to mitigate climate change, they look at the sector that has the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: Absolutely. I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: Some 112 people work at the plant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: The example given the previous evening was that farming land was put up for sale by a person who was left the land, who inherited it. They do not live nearby. For the past number of years the land had been leased. A local man with suckling cows was farming the land. Now that the land is for sale, that man wants to buy it. The man went into the bank and the banks told him they would lend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Martin Kenny: Exactly. The problem is that the Government is putting money in so that the farmer will be left with little other option. If he or she wants to buy the land, he or she must plant it. That is the only thing he or she can do with it. We need to make other activities more viable. In addition, we have many people coming in who are buying land from other counties. These are farmers from...