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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (20 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 1608. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of spending by his Department on health and safety equipment and training for fishers over the past five years in tabular form. [26872/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (20 Jun 2017)

Martin Kenny: 1742. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenditure by his Department on research and development in the maritime energy sector including tidal, wave and wind energy in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [26934/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Clearly, we support the motion which will do exactly what we need to do. I commend the Deputies of the Rural Independent Group for bringing it forward. All of us, from all parts of the country, have been lobbied by many people who have found themselves in this situation. One of the things that strikes me is the length of time that has passed. It has been a year since the programme for...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Absolutely, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I again commend Deputy McLoughlin on the Bill. I also commend all the community organisations across north Leitrim, which is where the core of this came from. I also commend those from Leitrim's surrounding counties. I also see people from the other side of the Border, Fermanagh, here. This issue affects communities throughout the country. It is a...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I have no problem with the first section of the additional amendment. However, the second section states: "The Minister shall not issue, renew, reinstate, or extend any licence or other exploitation rights for the exploration, extraction, production or prospecting of petroleum onshore or offshore." That is the direction we need to go in. We need to move away from fossil fuels everywhere -...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: It was not intentional at all.

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: They are being fractured.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their appearance today. Traceability is something which has been brought up by many witnesses in this committee, and I fully accept the commitment that the witnesses do not support or accept that people should be sending greyhounds to any country where their welfare is below the standards we have here. What sanction is there, or what concrete proposal exists to try...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: How does Mr. Frank Nyhan explain the situation where the British greyhound board will not allow Irish dogs to race there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: It is not just what people are saying, but it is the experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: If the test is done in the laboratory in Limerick, can cross-checks be done with other laboratories? Do dog owners have an opportunity to cross-check the results elsewhere?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: How many positive tests were there in dogs in Ireland in 2014 and 2015?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: That is less than 1%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: It seems to be completely at odds with what we are hearing on the ground. That is all I will say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I have a brief question for them. In regard to the tendering process for work on the tracks and so on, is that an open and transparent process such that everyone can see the tendered cost for work and be assured they are getting a fair crack at the whip? To my knowledge, that has not been the case in the past.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I know of a company based in Ireland that does a great deal of work on the English dog tracks but has been unsuccessful in securing similar work here despite that it consistently prices well below any other company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Fair enough, but it is an important issue when a company is being frozen out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Anti-Doping Strategy of the Irish Thoroughbred Industry: Discussion (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank Dr. Hillyer for attending. In the Turf Club's tests, who does the sampling, how independent is that person and how fearful are the owners and breeders to see him or her approaching? We can have all of the regulations in the world, but unless they have absolute integrity, it can be an issue. Dr. Hillyer stressed the importance of having a world class laboratory in Ireland, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Anti-Doping Strategy of the Irish Thoroughbred Industry: Discussion (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Is there traceability of the animal from which a sample is taken? Can a laboratory be absolutely certain a sample came from a specific animal?