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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (12 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS applications to date that have included commonage framework plans. [43223/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (12 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consequences for farmers that do not have their commonage framework plans completed by 31 October 2017 deadline in view of the fact that applications opened on 2 October 2017. [43224/17]

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: The consensus among those engaged in political debate on the budget is that it has been unimaginative and is going nowhere. It is a steady-as-she-goes kind of budget which gives a little to everybody but will not make a difference to anyone. Those are the main criticisms that most people are making of the budget. I have been looking extensively at agriculture in the past couple of days....

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: The Deputy must have been shouting last night.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who have been recruited by the national ambulance service in regions (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [42245/17]

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Water is one of those things in life that we cannot survive without. It is like air. If we do not have oxygen, we do not live. If we do not have water, we do not live. When people look to outer space and scientists look for life on planets that we cannot see with the naked eye, they look to see if there is water. It is fundamental to life and existence. From that point of view, it is...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Fair enough. Hands up.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the broad thrust of the Bill. On reading through the heads of the Bill, I noted that No. 6 deals with births, deaths and marriage certificates. There is an anomaly in that area, which could be addressed in the Bill, if such a provision was included in it. Certificates are issued when a person is born, gets married and dies but when a person gets divorced, which unfortunately is...

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the motion introduced by Deputy O'Sullivan. As outlined by a number of speakers, this motion is about the need to look after the animals both as pets and domestic animals in the farmyards across the country. Much of what is in the motion acknowledges there is legislation in place to deal with this but that it is not being given enough emphasis or resources. Nobody would argue...

Other Questions: Afforestation Programme (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: The Deputy should come and live beside me. It is all trees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: No. I was not here for the presentations so it would not be fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. I am interested in the 5 tonne per hectare yield in the organic sector and the gross margin for organic crops, which seem to be quite high. There is a problem getting enough people to join the sector, but what is the solution to that and what needs to be done? There was mention of the reopening of the scheme for tillage farmers and so on, and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I have another question about the drinks side of the industry. What percentage of the grain that is imported is genetically modified? Is genetically modified grain going into drinks products in Ireland? Does Mr. Lavelle know what the relevant percentage is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I assume Mr. Lavelle means non-genetically modified.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Obviously, Irish grain is not genetically modified.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: That is one sector. The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo is part of the Origin Green programme. Any Origin Green producer that is sourcing its grain in Ireland has an additional asset. I wonder whether this way of sourcing the raw material is competitive from a pricing perspective. Does the importation of raw materials, as opposed to the use of Irish materials, come with a price benefit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I know the Scottish whiskey sector is an awful lot bigger than the Irish whiskey sector. Is it ten times bigger or more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Yet it can source 80% of its grain locally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: If we just think in terms of capacity and consider the size of Scotland and the size of Ireland, which are not that much different one from the other, there is obviously an awful lot more barley being grown in Scotland than in Ireland. Is the Scottish farmer getting a better price than the Irish farmer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: And pay enough for it.