Results 381-400 of 4,350 for speaker:Bobby Aylward
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: Has any reputational damage being done to our horsemeat trade?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: We all accept that. I know the fair deal scheme is under the remit of the Department of Health but does the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have any part to play in the assessment and costings? Does it come under the remit of the Department with regard to the 7.5% charge for three years? Does the Department have any role to play or does the Department of Health deal with...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: With regard to fisheries, there is a lot of controversy around the famous Rockall. Our fisheries industry from Cork to Donegal depends on fishing in that area. Does Mr. Gleeson have a comment to make on this? The Department has responsibility for fisheries.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: We are all in that category.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: What about traditional rights after years and years of fishing? Are there not traditional rights for people from Ireland who have been fishing in the area for the past 40, 50 or 60 years? Are there established fishing rights after that length of time?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: With regard to the Brexit loan scheme, the Department has provided €9 million to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, SBCI. There was an estimate of €15 million and an outturn of €24 million. What role does the Department play? Who benefits from the Brexit loan scheme?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: Was it because of Brexit coming down the line?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: What percentage of agricultural small and medium enterprises are involved in getting loans? Is the scheme open to all SMEs across the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: A total of €5 million was estimated for the eradication of bovine disease and €7 million was collected through farmers paying the levy at marts and factories. Does this cover the compensation paid to individual farmers because of tuberculosis, TB?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: Does the €7 million collected cover the costs? What is the breakdown?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: I saw an estimate of €5 million and an outturn of €7 million when I was going through it and I thought I would ask about it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: That is mostly TB compensation.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: The cost of bringing a fallen animal to the knackers has gone sky high. Does that go directly to the knackers or does the Department also pay compensation? At one time it was cheap to bring a dead animal to the knackers yard but it is now very expensive, particularly over the past two years. Are they covered by the Department as well as the farmer who lost the animal? What is the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: Who pays for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: Is the cost capped at €54? Unfortunately, I lost an animal lately and I was charged €80.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: That is good information. I refer to the derogation and the review that has been going on since April or May. There is a good deal of consultation taking place. There is serious concern in terms of the derogation and its being rolled out in the future. I met representatives from the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, in Kilkenny earlier in the week in order to discuss that matter....
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: Some farmers obtained borrowings on their output four years in advance and if this is changed, it would affect those repayments. The IFA maintains that the water quality in rivers here is cleaner than those in the EU. Ireland is in the top four or five in that regard. I do not know whether that is factual.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: That brings me to the next question about our carbon footprint. Agriculture has been blamed for 32.3% of emissions. The Department states that we should increase production with a view to ensuring food safety and producing food of a good quality but how can we marry the two of those if we are told we must reduce emissions? At the same time, we want solidarity in terms of food availability...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: I did not ask-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019) Bobby Aylward: Is it true that we are spending €80 million this year alone buying-----