Results 561-580 of 5,615 for speaker:Andrew Doyle

Other Questions: Bord na gCon (13 Jul 2016)

Andrew Doyle: Maybe Deputy Wallace will come up with the proof. The Morris report was carried out at the request of Bord na gCon by Professor Tim Morris, the independent scientific adviser to the Greyhound Board of Great Britain on anti-doping and medication control. The purpose of the report was to examine the use of doping and medication in the greyhound sector in Ireland. It will enable Bord na...

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (13 Jul 2016)

Andrew Doyle: As stated in a reply to a parliamentary question tabled by the Deputy on 17 May last, the position is that once appropriate animal health and welfare certification requirements are met, dogs, including greyhounds, may be exported internationally. Exporters are also required to comply with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1 of 2005 on the protection of animals during transport. ...

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (13 Jul 2016)

Andrew Doyle: Exports to Macau have ceased because none of the airlines will agree to carry greyhounds. If the Department tried to ban greyhound exports to Macau, the animals would be transported to the region indirectly through another jurisdiction if the people involved wished to continue to export them. I appreciate everything the Deputy said on animal welfare. International pressure was brought to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 Jul 2016)

Andrew Doyle: Twenty years.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Agriculture Scheme Administration (5 Jul 2016)

Andrew Doyle: This is the first opportunity I have had to address the Upper House. I am delighted to do so on a subject in which I have some interest, indeed a vested interest as a flock owner. I am very pleased also that a former colleague on the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has raised the matter. On the committee, we proved beyond doubt that it is possible to work constructively...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Agriculture Scheme Administration (5 Jul 2016)

Andrew Doyle: With regard to development markets, when Bord Bia or departmental officials participate on trade missions, they will identify traceability as a key issue, particularly for the US. The dreaded tagging has not been discussed but it will be in the mix at some stage. There have been submissions on it. The focus currently is on animal welfare. I know from experience that a lame animal does not...

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Andrew Doyle: I have been asked to speak specifically on the implications of the result of the UK referendum on the European Union for the agriculture and agrifood sector. The result has the potential to give rise to significant challenges for the Irish agrifood sector. I am keenly aware of the concerns of those working in the sector about the UK's decision to leave the EU. I have just come from...

Adjournment Debate: Forestry Management (8 Jun 2016)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Deputy. This is my first opportunity to speak on this issue and on an Adjournment debate. The Deputy and I have known each other for quite a while and I am conscious of this issue. I was made well aware of the issue of afforestation in County Leitrim. Perhaps it is one of the consequences of having a policy. No matter how good it is, it always has the potential to upset...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Export of Greyhounds (8 Jun 2016)

Andrew Doyle: All exporters of dogs are required to provide animal health and welfare certification in respect of compliance with identification requirements, fitness for the intended journey, health status and rabies vaccination requirements. Once these animal certification requirements are met, dogs, including greyhounds, may be exported internationally. Exporters are also required to comply with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to confirm that the National Transport Authority is to be considered the highest level land use and spatial planning body in the region, having regard to the fact that the new regional plan, regional spatial and economic strategy and all city and county development plans must now be consistent with the new transport...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all current core strategies of the city and county councils in the greater Dublin area, which are drawn up to be consistent with the current national planning framework, the national spatial strategy and the regional plan for the area, regional planning guidelines for the greater Dublin area, must now be amended where...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the body or agency which is ultimately responsible for spatial planning in Ireland and in the greater Dublin region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12203/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the new transport strategy for the greater Dublin area has had sufficient regard to the regional plan for the greater Dublin area, that it underpins and supports all of the objectives for the greater Dublin area, particularly in the hinterland area outside of the Dublin metropolitan area; and to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (25 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the new transport strategy for the greater Dublin area, approved by his predecessor in April 2016, has had sufficient regard to the current national planning framework the national spatial strategy, the regional plan for the area regional planning guidelines for the greater Dublin area and the relevant city and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (25 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 349. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm that the National Transport Authority is to be considered the highest level land use and spatial planning body in the region, having regard to the fact that the new regional plan regional spatial and economic strategy and all city and county development plans must now be consistent with the new transport strategy for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (25 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 350. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm that the National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland will deliver the required transportation infrastructure for new developments and new development areas in County Wicklow that are so designated for substantial new development by the regional plan and the Wicklow county development plan; to confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (24 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sufficient school places are available to accommodate all the students who are to start junior infants in Greystones in September 2016; the number of children who do not have a place; and if he will provide an extra class if needed in one of the eight primary schools in the Greystones and Delgany area of County Wicklow. [11776/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (18 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the plans of the Health Service Executive for the provision of a primary health centre in Greystones, in County Wicklow; the timescale for when this will be delivered; if it will be provided within the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10807/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if he can confirm the sanctioning of two positions to support the implementation of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care initiative for a senior dietician and a senior podiatrist under the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan have been advertised and filled for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10808/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 May 2016)

Andrew Doyle: 162. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a panel for positions of podiatrist and senior dietician for County Wicklow; if so, the number of persons on this panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10809/16]