Results 641-660 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Does Mr. Geraghty recognise the difficulty for licensed commercial traders who will lose business as a result of this regulation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: I see the opposite as it relates to antiparasitics especially. I have considered the background and the manner in which this has been discussed, debated, analysed and the ultimate legislation required to enact it. The initial opinion of the Attorney General has been reconsidered in light of new information in the form of a legal opinion furnished to the Department. I have considered it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Mr. Geraghty has stated that twice and I think the farmer and the trader are a bit more responsible than that. They have obligations and responsibilities they have to take seriously, and I do not doubt they have done so in the past and can, should and will in the future. Mr. Geraghty is here to give his opinion, expertise, input and viewpoint and to protect his own profession and ensure its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Northern Ireland can have it both ways but, unfortunately, a lot of them do not see that. The beauty of the situation they find themselves in relation to the protocol and the alignment to the UK and to the EU-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: We are, and we are subject to our Attorney General interpreting that regulation and applying it thereafter. That is for review it is not set in stone. It may have been initially, but based on consultations we had with the Department officials last week or the week before, there is a new way of looking at that based on the information that has been brought to bear. We await their decision...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: 676. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect admission for an angiogram to St. James's Hospital, Dublin. [53354/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (20 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: 96. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the funding allocated by his Department in Budget 2023 for the provision of therapy services in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52439/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (20 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams in CHO8; the locations in which each team is based; the numbers of staff in WTE terms approved for each team; the numbers currently assigned to each team; the number of vacant positions on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52418/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Justice for Colombia: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: I acknowledge the gentlemen and their group for the presentation they have made. It was succinct and up to date. I welcome the fact that when mentioning those initiatives that remain outstanding, untouched or unmoved in the peace agreement and the commitments that have been made but have not yet been responded to in the way one would have expected, it is good to hear that the new...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [49712/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: 621. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for admission to Limerick University Hospital. [49471/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: I thank our guests. There is acceptance by the committee, by the industry and by all stakeholders in it that we can proceed with the dispensing duties of antimicrobials by vets exclusively. The issue here is antiparasitics. The background to this is our commitment to an all-Ireland economy, our commitment to the Good Friday Agreement, striving to ensure that the protocol is in place and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: I just asked a question about whether the responsible person will not play a role in the dispensing of that system as it is presently constituted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: In relation to parasitics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Can they dispense a medicine, including parasitics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Where is the problem, then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: They cannot prescribe it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: They will have no role in prescribing it. It will go back to the vets who will not only have exclusivity in relation to the antimicrobials, which nobody disputes, but they will be exclusive in relation to parasitics. Is that correct? The Department is proceeding with the system on 1 December.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Okay, that is what I was getting at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Is it the case that the Department needs legislation in the meantime and that it would hope to have it rather than depending on a voluntary system that it wants to implement? It would rather have legislation to enforce it. Is that correct?