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Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: In terms of tracking, currently all areas are mapped and visible as forestry parcels are planted and that will continue under any such scheme we introduce. As the Senator is aware EU law trumps domestic law and we have engaged with the legal advice not only in my Department but in the Office of the Attorney General, who feels that it is acceptable to conduct the scheme, and make the scheme...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: No, we are still satisfied regarding the suggestions in this amendment and in a later amendment of Senator Higgins in which there is a rather exhaustive, and absolutely justifiable, list, but they all belong in the regulations and not in the primary legislation.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: Briefly, there have been a number of issues covered in relation to section 4. I want to thank the Senators for proposing this. I know we are not talking to the amendments, but I am generally supportive of the policy objectives of the Senators here. The policy point is important. My Department is already working on a proposal that is very much in keeping with the amendment which the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: Do I have to wait until we get there, even though people spoke to this section?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I thought they spoke on the environmental impact assessment, EIA.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: Will I stop there?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: That is fine. Will I wait until we get to the section in question? I already spoke about the question of redundancies.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I will briefly respond on any EIAs required where demolition is carried out. Certainly, if an EIA is required, that is provided for in the legislation in terms of the compensation. My understanding is that will be covered. On the calculation of the compensation, calculation of the recent profits of a business is normally used as a means of placing a value on such a company. Ordinarily,...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: No, I did not say that. I said that the Department is still considering the statutory redundancy piece. The other issue I was bringing back to the Oireachtas relates to section 4. It was the amendment proposed by the Sinn Féin Senators regarding the dogs. The Department is working on a proposal very much in keeping with the proposed amendment and that will come before the Oireachtas.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I cannot confirm the specifics of that but the Department is still considering the redundancy issue.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I will respond to that point first. The proposal is not to bring legislation but the Department is working on a proposal that is in keeping with the proposed amendment suggested by Senator Gavan and his colleagues. I expect that to reach the Oireachtas in the coming months. That is the information I have but I will delve into it and find more details out because it is something I am...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I thank the Deputies. I reiterate that the cost of fertilisers has nothing to do with Green Party policies. It is an global price increase because of gas prices.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: Globally, gas prices have increased.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: If the Deputy has been following any of the current affairs, he will be aware of that. Fertiliser is essentially made from gas. If the gas prices, the fertiliser price goes up. I cannot be much clear than that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: We have engaged, as I said, with the EU Commissioner on Agriculture. We have requested that they assess one of the aspects in terms of the appropriateness of the anti-dumping duties. We are making inroads into that. We are hoping that the EU Commission will respond with some positive news on that. Certainly, my colleague, the Minister-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: My colleague, the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, has been seeking that as a priority.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: The measures I outlined are practical measures.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: We are ultimately on a roadmap here to-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: Not at all. The Deputy is wrong. It is to enable farmers to become sustainable so that their farms are sustainable for future generations. The current model does not work. We cannot leave farmers at a loose end with no fertiliser. We need to support farmers to adapt to farming practices. Deputy Michael Collins should know. I understand the Deputy is an organic farmer.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: The Deputy should share his knowledge.