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Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Andrew Doyle: There has been much speculation on possible scenarios, including ifs, buts, ands and maybes. It is clear that while we have heard a lot of expert opinions, none of us here is an expert. Everyone involved in the negotiation process here, in Britain and across Europe never envisaged having to have a debate along these lines. It was never envisaged all those years ago that Article 50 would...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Invasive Plant Species (5 Apr 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. In preparing my response I learned a little more about ivy which will come across in my reply.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Invasive Plant Species (5 Apr 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I will be happy to discuss other aspects of the matter later. Ivy is an evergreen shrub that is found growing in the wild in Ireland. It is a native species that contributes to the diversity of plants growing in many habitats, both within woodland settings and on individual trees. As a species, the native ivy has received criticism in some quarters. Ivy uses trees for support and to climb...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Invasive Plant Species (5 Apr 2017)

Andrew Doyle: The last inventory was carried out in the period 2004 to 2006 and there is another assessment under way.It is expected that the status of the general health of the tree population of the country will not have changed that much, save to say that in the interim, Chalara fraxinea, or ash dieback as it is commonly known, has been identified on an all-county basis. That has been accepted by the...

Topical Issue Debate: Laboratory Facilities (29 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I am not aware of a final recommendation being made. The concerns raised by the Deputy, Deputies Scanlon and McLoughlin and others are well understood by the Department and by me, as a farmer who has used the laboratory services. It sometimes takes me longer than an hour and a half to get to Backweston if I hit the traffic in the wrong way, although that is neither here nor there. I can...

Topical Issue Debate: Laboratory Facilities (29 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Deputy McConalogue for raising this issue. My colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, is currently on what seems to be a weekly Brexit-related tour of EU member states. He was in Estonia yesterday and is in Poland today so he asked me to take this topical issue, which I believe was listed for yesterday. Apart from a regional veterinary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: 341. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the refusal of the long-term illness scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14959/17]

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Greyhound Industry (21 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Senator for raising this issue which has occupied a lot of my time. I have an official line but may be able to expand on that in the supplementary contribution. Bord na gCon is responsible for the control, promotion and operation of greyhound racing, including the operation of totalisator betting, the making of grants for prize money, the allocation of grants to improve...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Greyhound Industry (21 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I should say that earlier today I met representatives of the Dublin Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association. The mediation process is starting tomorrow. I met them on foot of a commitment I gave that I would so do after publication of the draft legislation for a greyhound breeders racing (amendment) Bill. It will be referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (21 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: 792. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13086/17]

Universal Jurisdiction of Human Rights Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I am glad that I was given this shift to listen to what has been a very interesting debate. It is in the spirit of what the Irish people have stood for during the years. Whether one accepts that we are neutral, we have always sought to bring human rights issues to the fore and advocated across all continents for the education and empowerment of local peoples and communities, whether through...

Universal Jurisdiction of Human Rights Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: 7 o’clock I thank Deputy Wallace for bringing the Universal Jurisdiction of Human Rights Bill 2015 before the House for discussion. I am responding to him on behalf of the Tánaiste who, unfortunately, cannot be here. As the Deputy has outlined, the purpose of the Bill we are considering is to amend the International Criminal Court Act 2006 and the Criminal Justice...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Teoranta Activities (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: It was ahead of its time but time has now caught up with it and it needs significant investment. Coillte also needs strategic investors. The Center Parcs model to which the Deputy referred is very useful. It is, as the Deputy knows, Coillte land on which development is taking place at present.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Racing Industry (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: Or a recommendation could be made to have one.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Teoranta Activities (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate and land transactions, are the responsibility of the company. Killykeen Forest Park is located on the shores of Lough Oughter and consists of approximately 240 ha. Coillte advises that the company has no major investment...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Teoranta Activities (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I have some facilities of this type in my constituency.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Teoranta Activities (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: As a matter of interest, I tried to book in to Killykeen in 1988 and I could not do so.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Teoranta Activities (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I stayed in Kilcorby instead, which is privately-owned and in Deputy Niamh Smyth's constituency and which benefited from moneys from the International Fund for Ireland relating to the Shannon-Erne Waterway. I know Killykeen and was at a barbecue there with my first cousin in 1988.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Teoranta Activities (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: I would be delighted to do so. As the Deputy is aware, the Killykeen Forest Park holiday village and the forestry school in Avondale were established to showcase the potential for Irish timber but, like a lot of developments of that era, they have aged and dated. I understand it was originally put on the market in 2006.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Teoranta Activities (9 Mar 2017)

Andrew Doyle: There was no interest and no sale in 2006. In 2009, it appeared that there would be a sale but it failed to be finalised. So the holiday village has been for sale since. I understand there has been some pretty intensive and active engagement but it has not gone the full way yet. In fairness to Coillte, I would not ask for, nor would not expect it to tell me, the details of the levels of...