Results 621-640 of 5,311 for speaker:Tom Hayes

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: Not true.

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: No, no.

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: That would not benefit farmers in this jurisdiction.

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: What is the something to which the Deputy refers?

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: They do not have access to it.

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: I can.

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: If they are doing that, they are doing it illegally.

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: The Deputy must prove it so.

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:“notes:— the importance of the beef sector to the economy, demonstrated by the 8% increase in the combined value of meat and livestock exports in 2013, rising by €245 million to reach €3.3 billion; — that the beef sector performance has...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: It will take Deputy Adams a long time to answer that.

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: I wish to be helpful on the matter. I assure Deputy McConalogue that we are open to hearing suggestions on the scheme. Last night at 8 p.m. we met the farmers who were protesting. In the next two weeks we will meet the IFA to discuss the matter. We have agreed on a course of action. The programme has not yet gone to Brussels but when it does it must be acceptable in order to qualify for...

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: I thank Deputy McConalogue for raising this very important issue for many farmers. It gives me the opportunity to clarify many of the issues around the new scheme, GLAS. GLAS is designed around core requirements which all applicants must satisfy. These are that an approved agricultural planner must prepare the GLAS application; a nutrient management plan for the whole farm must be in place...

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: The rest of it deals with the commonages which the issue is about.

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: It is important for the Deputy to know what is in the commonage-----

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: If the Deputy gives way, I can.

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: I thank the Deputy because it is important. I will set out the background to our proposals on commonage. The proposed GLAS scheme must respect the provisions set out in Council Regulation 1305 of 2013 and address key priorities identified at European Union level. Payments under the scheme can only be made in respect of actions going beyond the baseline requirements under the basic payment...

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: I agree with the Deputy. I would be the first to acknowledge that there is a problem and we have to deal with it. I have stated to Deputy O'Donovan that my door is open to assist in any efforts to resolve this problem. Forestry is under my remit. I want to increase the acreage to be planted as stated in the programme for Government. Two weeks ago, I attended a major forestry conference...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: Teagasc has statutory responsibility for the provision of education, research and advisory services to the agricultural sector. Programmes and activities are developed in conjunction with clients and partners overseen by an authority that is representative of the main stakeholder groups in the agrifood sector. Teagasc employs over 1,100 staff in 50 locations throughout the country. The...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: I met with the Teagasc board recently and that issue was raised. I will look favourably on it in the future. Teagasc is doing an exceptionally good job and agricultural education is vital. The demand for more knowledge and new skills to develop farming businesses was evident at Grange yesterday. The food industry faces a significant challenge and we must keep in mind the projections under...

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Tom Hayes: The hen harrier is a species of high conservation value listed in Annex I of the EU birds directive, which provides a legislative framework for the conservation of the species. Six special protection areas, SPAs, have been designated under the birds directive for the protection of the species in Ireland. Due to concerns raised by the European Commission regarding SPA management and within...