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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I call Senator Lombard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Senator Boyhan for concise questions. I put them forward to the witnesses. The Senator has asked specific questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Does Mr. Reynolds want to pass comment on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Ms Heffernan. A few more Deputies and Senators want to come in so I must move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Which of the witnesses would like to answer Deputy Flaherty's questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee I want to thank the witnesses Ms Heffernan, Mr. Curran and Mr. Reynolds for coming to the committee. They have given a very comprehensive overview of the situation that they find themselves in. The committee and I now have a far better understanding of the representatives' concerns. We are in a unique situation where an agricultural activity, albeit a minority...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I propose a short suspension to allow the Minister and the other witnesses to join the meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister and call now Deputy Fitzmaurice to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I call the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: With respect to the Minister, could we stick to the legislation? We will not have an argument about what the Government is doing. I probably should have stopped the Senator when he was making his comments. Could we stick to the legislation, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Can the Minister respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Greally and call Deputy Martin Browne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Flaherty.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Can the Minister respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Will the Minister clarify a point for me? It is unusual to provide for compensation in legislation. Is agreement to be reached with the fur farmers? As I pointed out in my summary at the start, the fur farmers raised four major concerns with us this morning. The issue of workers' compensation has been raised by many others. The number of years taken into account when determining profit...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I will direct the question to Mr. Kinsella who, as the legal person, might give us his view.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)
Jackie Cahill: As I have said, we got a very good briefing in the first session and we have raised our concerns in this morning's discussion. I have been in farming for a fair while and, in my experience, I have never seen legislation that outlaws an agricultural activity. Will the Department come back with amendments on the basis of the concerns raised this morning with regard to this legislation? What...