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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Sale and Supply of Pets and Animal Welfare: Discussion (1 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: That is where that figure could be coming in. The Senator is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Sale and Supply of Pets and Animal Welfare: Discussion (1 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: After today it is a point on which we will need to get clarification from the Department, or an explanation rather than clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Sale and Supply of Pets and Animal Welfare: Discussion (1 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Collins, Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Leahy from Horse Care Ireland for engaging with us on his important issue. A number of things were raised that we will contact the Department about for clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Sale and Supply of Pets and Animal Welfare: Discussion (1 Jun 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Senator. I call Ms Bristow.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average timeframe from date of advertising to date of decision for the 76 afforestation licenses issued in April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28995/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Deputy Kehoe. Before we begin, I remind members that, in the context of the current Covid-19 restrictions, only the Chairman and staff are present in the committee room. All other members must join remotely from elsewhere in the parliamentary precincts. The secretariat can issue invitations to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams. Members may not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We have broken from tradition in the time allowed for the statement. Having listened to the opening statement, any comparison with 2020 should be avoided, as it was an absolutely disastrous year for the forestry sector. Giving us an improvement percentage using 2020 as a baseline is not acceptable. I would rather get the raw figures for output comparisons. Using 2020 as a parameter will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We have lost the Deputy's sound.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: No. We will stick with the licensing issue, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We might have to hold a meeting on other issues, but we will stick with the licensing issue now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Mr. O'Doherty is present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Before Mr. Hayes responds, Deputy Fitzmaurice had spoken about the Minister and with respect to the officials I do not expect them to comment on that. Deputy Fitzmaurice has raised questions about how output will be increased and I ask Mr. Hayes to frame his answer around this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr Hayes. In fairness to the committee it is grand to say the Department hit 100 last week but the previous four weeks averaged 43. Our patience is exhausted, as is the industry. The industry is at exasperation point. As Deputy Fitzmaurice has said, Mr. Hayes has committed to an output and we will be watching extremely closely because the output has to increase consistently and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I agree with what the Senator has said about climate change targets. Mr. Hayes has made his points about the management structure. It would not be fair to expect him to identify or criticise his own management at a meeting. The point has been made by the Senator and others on the absolute necessity of delivering targets. They have not been delivered up to now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I support what Senator Lombard has said. We have all been contacted by various stakeholders about the norm in other European countries. When we look at some western European countries, it is very clear that farmer-sized forestry can get felling licences without any regulation attached. In Germany, we see that they can still get permission to clear and fell their plantations without a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Will the Department give us a commitment that it will undertake an analysis? We have a submission from a farming organisation. Germany and France are two countries we are very close to in regard to regulation and everything else. Will the Department give a commitment to do a study on how they are issuing their licences for different sizes of plantation and how they are complying with EU...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I asked Mr. Dunne a straight question. Will the Department commit to doing a review of what is happening in other European countries to see how they are interpreting the legislation and how those countries are issuing permits, as they call them, for clear-felling and for afforestation? Will Mr. Dunne give a commitment that a review will be done on how they are interpreting the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Thank you. I call Deputy Michael Collins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We will stick to the licences today. We will have to have another meeting on ash dieback and those issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Okay.