Results 501-520 of 766 for speaker:Pippa Hackett
- 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.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: The Deputy should share his knowledge as an organic farmer-----
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: -----with his colleagues.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: The Deputy should share his knowledge with his colleagues.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: My Department is working hard.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: We have commitments within our climate action plan-----
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: -----to reduce the volume of fertilisers we use. My Department is working hard to put in place measures-----
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: -----that will support farmers.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: No. If the Deputies actually bothered to listen to my response at the start, they would have heard a number of measures outlined.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)
Pippa Hackett: I will gladly share with the Deputies my response.