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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: The 7,000 tonnes in his yard is IFFPG plastic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Walker. Does anyone else want to ask a specific question or will we move to Department witnesses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Okay. I thank Mr. Walker for briefing the committee. We will now suspend to allow officials from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to join us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Walker.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I welcome the following officials from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications: Mr. Paul McDonald, principal officer, waste policy and resource efficiency; and Ms Sorcha Byrne, assistant principal, waste, plastics, remediation and producer responsibility division, who are joining us remotely. They are very welcome. We have received their opening statement, which has been...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: We lost Mr. McDonald there at the end of that. He might just repeat his last sentence or two. We lost connectivity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: It is perfect now. We only lost his last sentence or two.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: There are two more speakers. We are over time but I will let them in. I will take Senator Lombard and Deputy O'Flaherty together and will then go back to Mr. McDonald for answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: It is 5,000 tonnes. Senator Lombard said €5,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. McDonald and Ms Byrne from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications for engaging with us today on this important issue. I heard Mr. McDonald say the plastic is not the responsibility of the Department. There is a considerable amount of plastic to be dealt with. It poses a monumental challenge. Farmers have paid the levy on it....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. McDonald very much. I propose that we hold a private meeting on MS Teams tomorrow, 30 June, at 3.30 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed. That concludes our proceedings for today.
- Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister and the other Members of the House for some of their comments about the work required to bring forward this Bill and the work of the agricultural committee. There are three other members of the committee here and I enjoy working with them. We have done a lot in that committee in the past 12 months. I will address a few points. The Minister and the Minister of State...
- Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” I am pleased to be allowed to present the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021 to the Dáil. The urgent need for this amendment to the Veterinary Practice Acts 2005 and 2012 has arisen because the Veterinary Council of Ireland made significant changes to its code of professional conduct regarding the ownership of...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications from County Tipperary that are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33869/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for clearing the backlog of passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33870/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures taken by his Department prior to increasing the buffer zone radius to 15 km and to ensure the necessary resources were in place to minimise adverse effects on the forestry industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34117/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Jun 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the approach by his Department to introduce a 15 km buffer zone radius on all forestry projects compares to procedures in Northern Ireland and Scotland in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34118/21]