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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Dr. Beamish said there were other reports into the development of aquaculture. How many were there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Could I clarify something? These directives and legislation apply across Europe. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Has the Department compared its delivery time with that of government departments in other states? Is the Department happy it has the requisite staffing resources? I have spoken to departmental personnel in the past about licensing and they do not think the Department has the necessary staffing resources.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Absolutely. Please do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What is the timeframe for the appeals board?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can I come back in, please Chairman?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The witness is a doctor and is a man of learning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have outlined the following to the witness. The advertisement was published in a newspaper read by very few people who live on the Inishowen Peninsula. Indeed, the local authority in the county and in other countries stipulates which newspapers can carry advertisements for planning permissions. Donegal is a large county and there is a great distance between Killybegs, where Deputy...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I set out the factual position too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can I comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is important to probe this matter. Dr. Beamish is telling me the legislation guides the Department whenever it is identifying the location of an aquaculture licence so that all it had to say in respect of the application in Linsfort outside Buncrana, County Donegal, for example, is "The shores of Lough Swilly". Does Dr. Beamish know how extensive the shores of Lough Swilly are?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Department does not regret the process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Department has no regrets and no apology.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He has answered it all right. It says it all.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can I clarify whether the House has moved on from amendment No. 1?
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is okay.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will agree to disagree and move on. It is my fault. I should have been here on time.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I did not protest the issue of the first amendment because we are revisiting the issue now. It is desirable to incentivise and encourage innovation. Today, there was a presentation in the Oireachtas on innovation hubs in different parts of Ireland. The problem is when reduced corporation tax and responsibility is introduced. We have seen where this has, unfortunately, been abused in the...