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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: This meeting has been convened to resume consideration of the Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012. I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and his officials. I understand the Minister must leave at 1 p.m. The date scheduled for a resumption of our consideration of the Bill is next Tuesday. Before we resume the discussion of amendment No. 3, I bring to members'...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: If I am correct, Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Éamon Ó Cuív requested the briefing document.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Before the Minister does so, I wish to point out that most, if not all, the amendments in this group are in Deputy Pringle's name. Is the Deputy happy for the Minister to read the briefing notes into the record?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I am conscious of procedure here and I want to ensure we do things right. As all the amendments appear to be in the Deputy Pringle's name, and as has been pointed out to me previously, he or Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, who will be deputising for him for part of the meeting will have the right to be the first member to respond to what the Minister says in respect of them. For the record, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion with Macra na Feirme (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: The meeting has been informative. It is interesting to see the other aspects of the priorities. I have just been approached by members of the Irish Farm Management Association, of which I am probably a lapsed member. They have reconstituted themselves and are interested in coming before the committee. Mr. Joyce made the point that young farmers do not want to be seen as land-grabbers, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion with Macra na Feirme (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I am not quite sure if that has anything to do with the budget. To be fair, it is more of a local authority issue. Given the presentation and the members' response, the underlying theme has been centred on getting farm land into the hands of young, trained professionals with an enthusiasm for the career and the job. Looking at all our objectives for growth in this sector, with the quotas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion with Macra na Feirme (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Jagoe for his concluding comments. Nobody could disagree with much of what he said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion with Macra na Feirme (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome Mr. Alan Jagoe, national president of Macra na Feirme, Mr. John Joyce, chairman of the agriculture affairs committee, Mr. Derry Dillon, agriculture affairs manager and Mr. Edmond Connelly, CEO. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. If a witness is directed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: That is clear enough. I wish to investigate further the relationship between the board and the executive in respect of this process. I understand how a board and an executive work in the context of normal semi-State companies. However, at our previous meeting in relating to Coillte the executive provided details in respect of this process. The board's position is much the same as that of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Is it the case that the board must approve any reports prepared by consultants before they are presented?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Will all the various permutations be built into the final calculation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. McKenna for appearing before us. The committee is very interested in this matter. There is cross-party concern in the context of ensuring that whatever happens will be in the long-term best interests of the forestry sector. We must also bear in the mind the public interest in light of the significant amount of land at issue here. We will be inviting before us a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. McKenna has been the chairman of Coillte for a while and will continue as chairman for the next two years. Coillte is a semi-State company that is about to undergo change. In the next couple of years more than 50% of the supply of timber will come from the private sector, as opposed to State lands. No matter what else happens, we all agree the State will still own the land. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Perhaps we will allow Mr. McKenna to answer that block of three questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Heydon asked a question about innovation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome Mr. Brendan McKenna, chairperson designate of Coillte and thank him for his attendance. I wish to draw attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. McKenna. If only all opening statements were as detailed and as short. I call Deputy Ferris.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Disorder (20 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on sufferers of unique narcolepsy disorder regarding a package of supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51817/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with ICSA and IFA (15 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: Do you wish to comment on the commonage framework plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with ICSA and IFA (15 Nov 2012)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the committee members and Mr. Bryan and his colleagues. The responses have given us some extra insight into the issues. The end of the official budget submission refers to sustainable investment in energy security and emissions reduction. The IFA may have referred to the Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, the bioenergy scheme and the renewable energy...