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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a fodder aid package to assist farmers in difficulty in view of the heavy rain in recent weeks. [41621/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: As the Minister is aware, we have had extremely bad weather since the middle of August and all through September. We have a huge problem in many parts of the country. In the north west, where we have very high levels of rainfall every year anyway, a particular crisis is developing at the moment and many farmers, certainly those in my constituency of Sligo-Leitrim as well as those in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: I am aware of the advances in the basic payment scheme. However, farmers would have been getting that anyway. They know that money is coming and they have already budged for it. The farming supplement of theIrish Independenttoday reports that prices are plummeting in the cattle trade because of the bad weather. Many farmers realise that they cannot keep their cattle as they will not have...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: With respect, I disagree. We spoke about this last year. Last year we said that we would deal with it on a case by case basis. When we speak about this issue, we are speaking about certain areas of the country. The Minister says "nationwide", but I am sure that in many parts of the country there is not the same level of crisis. Every year, we have a huge level of rainfall in the north...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: Some farmers are selling them because they cannot keep them.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to introduce income averaging over three years when calculating income eligibility for farm assist. [41624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persistently infected bovines with BVD here; his plans for same; the number of herds currently restricted due to BVD; and the length of time he plans for the eradication programme to continue in view of the fact that it was initially indicated in 2013 to last for three years of tissue tagging and three years lower...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the bovine TB eradication, badger vaccine trial which was reported to have taken place in County Kilkenny; and the expected date of the publication of the report of the trial. [41626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (3 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers in receipt of sheep welfare scheme payments will receive their next due payments. [41625/17]

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: Just do not call Irish Water.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: The programme for Government states there will be a commitment to providing a full and adequate health service across the whole country. Many people with brain injuries, which arise for many different reasons, for example, due to strokes, are waiting a huge length of time to be seen by consultants. In the north west, there is only one consultant covering the whole area and there is a huge...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: Deputy Eugene Murphy mentioned a case and I am also aware of a young woman who died while in receipt of help from the mental health service in Roscommon. At the time, there was very little come-back from the service for the family or when others tried to find out what was going on and what happened. It is really because of that case that I began to ask what was going on when I saw the...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: I am very conscious that many service users in Roscommon and their families have experienced huge problems in accessing services and in the level of service they get. 4 o’clock Generally, the reason given, or the excuse, for all of that, as the Minister of State is well aware, is that we do not have the resources or the funds. Now we find that significant funding was sent back....

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: On page 74 of the programme for Government document, there is a short paragraph which refers to "a stronger voice for carers". It states the Government supports the first ever carers' strategy, which was published in 2012, and is fully committed to implementing it. There are a number of things in the strategy, including respite care. However, respite care is in absolute disarray in my...

Flooding in County Donegal: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: I commend the motion before the House and express the solidarity of everybody in the House about what happened in Donegal where approximately one month's rain fell in three hours. We understand that nobody can prepare for that but I spoke to some people about this who had relatives in Donegal and what concerned them was that they found there was not much co-ordination in the response. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Carter for his presentation. I was interested in the emphasis on the non-GM aspect and the idea that it is the way forward for Ireland, as an island. Many of us have seen the possibility for Irish food to be sold as a premium product anywhere in the world. This requires that we set ourselves apart from everywhere else in order to project an image of an island which is green,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: Is there an issue as to where it will end up if it keeps getting smaller? Will we run into a problem? We were in Paris this year and the person we met from the department of agriculture the whiskey market in France is huge, with the French drinking more spirits per head of population than anyone else in the world. They mainly drink Scotch but there is a huge opportunity for Irish whiskey...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: A small point I was reminded of when Mr. Miller was talking about GM and stating that he does not really have an issue with it is that, with the consumer, it is down to perception. Ten years ago or more in Leitrim County Council when I was a member, there was a debate about GM with a scientist from Teagasc and someone opposed to GM. The scientist made all sorts of arguments about GM, such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Healy and welcome all the witnesses. We dealt with many of these issues with the previous group that was in before the committee. One of the things that struck me was malting barley and how the drinks industry presents a significant opportunity, yet we find that quite a percentage of the grain it uses is not Irish grain. Is one of the ways of assisting the industry in Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: As Deputy Cahill said, there was a lot of investment for on-farm storage. Land that is taken that is slurry is a bit part of the problem. What do we do about that? Could the witnesses elaborate on anaerobic digestion, the scale of it and what supports would be required to have that as part of the option? Where do they feel that can go and what can be done about that? I often think the...