Results 21-40 of 93 for speaker:Eileen Lynch

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: My apologies if the witnesses have gone through this already - the joys of having double committees - but when are these new measures going to be formally published, identified, finalised and put into action?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: We do not actually have a time. I am just conscious that we are a month out from the recess.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: Dr. Barrett referred to stocking density. This is obviously something more prevalent with dairy cows, but do we have stats in terms of organic farms, their positivity levels and the positivity levels among farms that are in derogation? Dr. Barrett mentioned that he did not believe that this was something transmitted in high-density housing. Is diet feeding a problem out in the field? Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: To come back to the importance of the wildlife element, surely there should be a higher rate of organics because it is wilder land and more peripheral land.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: At the moment, it is essentially allowing for free beef to be provided to factories.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: Relating to Deputy Newsome Drennan's previous question, would it not be possible to just vaccinate the dairy herd? Is there an issue with the cross-contamination of milk?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: In terms of sending out reports to farmers of their test results, will this be done to show them which animals have higher or lower levels? At the moment, it is most unsatisfactory that it is not being done. When we are looking at a whole new raft of restrictions, I do not think it is satisfactory.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: I have many issues on the proposals around marts and transfers. On factories and the prices, what are the proposals for compensating the farmer? At the moment, we are experiencing a high price of beef. The compensation that can be paid by the Department is capped. Ultimately, farmers are losing out as a result of this. What will be done to resolve that?

Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: I thank the Minister of State for being here and for his comprehensive report. I wish him the best of luck for the term ahead, in what I am sure will be an interesting and challenging Ministry. He spoke briefly about the multi-annual financial framework and the commitment to CAP. I am looking for further detail on that because there is a proposal that environmental and climate funding would...

Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: I am asking about Ukraine. Having attended the plenary meeting of COSAC in Warsaw and spoken to our Ukrainian colleagues, they are very much of the opinion that progress is not being made here. I would like to hear where we are with that. Is it still being given the same level of severity and urgency within the EU that it should be and that it was previously?

Seanad: Balanced Regional Development: Statements (17 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: I am sharing time with an Seanadóir Kyne.

Seanad: Balanced Regional Development: Statements (17 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim míle buíochas leis as bheith anseo linn inniu. I also take this opportunity to commend him on the work being done by his Department. I am delighted to be speaking about balanced regional development in my role as Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on rural affairs and community development. Coming from rural mid-Cork, I am incredibly aware...

Seanad: Balanced Regional Development: Statements (17 Jun 2025)

PJ Murphy: It is nice to be able to speak about balanced regional development with a Minister who is also from the west. As my colleague just mentioned, in the north west we have indeed 17.6% of the nation's population. As was also mentioned, between 2016 and 2024, our share of investment in public tenders worth more than €1 million was a mere 9.9%. To make matters worse, between 2016 and...

Seanad: Balanced Regional Development: Statements (17 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2025)

PJ Murphy: I wish to draw attention to the questionable special areas of conservation, SAC, protection status of three bogs in south-east Galway, namely Ardgraigue, Barroughter and Clonmoylan bogs. These were designated to be sites of community importance, SCIs, in 2002. Under the habitats directive and EU rules, if SCIs are intended to be made SACs, this must be done within six years of them being...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. My Commencement matter is about a review of the widow’s pension and the payment of same. There is a massive anomaly in the system when it comes to the payment of the widow’s pension insofar as if someone is in receipt of the widow’s pension, that person cannot receive any sick pay or illness benefit should she need to go...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: I appreciate the Minister of State’s engagement on this matter and, indeed, the many valid points he made. We are very much on the same page on this. It must be recognised that an anomaly exists. In that context, I refer to the unfairness of the situation whereby a person who is still working and paying PRSI cannot access illness benefit. I commend the Minister of State on the work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: I thank the witnesses for being with us and for their informative presentation and notes on it. My big concern is the effect this will have on farmers and the inconvenience it is causing them. A good example is the way the dry cow tubes have worked and the extra costs that is placing on farmers. Previously, they could go to their chemist or co-op and get dry cow tubes, whereas now they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Lynch: Mr. Doyle touched on this, but having read the regulation that this statutory instrument implements, I wish to ask whether we are bordering on, or potentially in the field of, not being compliant with what the regulation sets out. I have a serious question as to whether the statutory instrument is properly implementing the EU regulation in terms of the spirit in which the regulation was...