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- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is a pity Senator Colm Burke has left the Chamber because I was given an education on how we had got to where we were in the health crisis. The Minister for Health appeared on the national broadcaster to say he was ashamed and heartbroken at the revelations made. I think he is a decent man, but the policies he has put in place and the ones put in place by Fianna Fáil before him are...
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will take only three or four.
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that because it is very important that we hear the Minister. He is aware of the difficulty with the scale of vacant and derelict properties across the State. I know that some local authorities have identified sites which they have sought to purchase for housing. However, local authorities are not making things happen when it comes to derelict sites, leaving aside the housing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Dr. Beamish for coming before us today. I have a number of questions. On the independent review, it is my understanding there has been a number of reviews carried out in the past into the licensing system. Will Dr. Beamish outline what the recommendations were from those reviews? I assume he has some of those recommendations to hand. Were they implemented? My understanding is...
- 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.