Results 61-80 of 263 for speaker:Natasha Newsome Drennan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: Until we got those levels down, we are in a bit of bother when we are trying to fight our case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: If we use France as an example, is it doing the same testing as Ireland? Are we the better boys in the class than France is? Where do we rank in the world?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: There was recently a meeting. When is the next presentation the witnesses have to make?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: I thank Mr. Callanan very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: I thank the officials for coming in. We are beef farmers at home and I am totally opposed to this. Beef farmers are being thrown under the bus for the sake of Germany and its big fancy cars. It is absolute madness. Can we get a copy of the environmental structures Ms McPhillips was talking about? I understand dairy is going to increase by a small bit. It will not be huge. The officials...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: For Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: On the environmental structures, can we get a copy of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: Brilliant. We had a Chinese delegation in here last week. The dairy sector in their country has exploded. I asked if the beef sector was going in the same direction. They did not give me a yes-no answer, but I knew the answer was "Yes" because they spoke about food security. To us, it does not matter because we do not export that much beef to them. However, they import a lot of beef...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impact of Trade Deals on Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: That is for the 99,000, but it is not to say that more will not come in.

School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: We all know when our local school term begins. It is not a surprise. It is the most predictable event in our calendar yet despite all this notice, parents across Kilkenny and Carlow are left to face the same entirely preventable crisis in school transport. Year after year, the routes and student numbers remain largely consistent. This is not a complex, unforeseen challenge, but a basic...

National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030: Statements (17 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: For 18 years, before being elected as a TD for Carlow and Kilkenny, I worked as a carer for people with disabilities, supporting them to live their fullest lives possible. The people I worked for are the salt of the earth. As many of us know, working as a carer is so much more than just a job. We grow incredibly close to those we care for. That is why it has pained me so much to watch...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Sep 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: 1144. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult psychiatrists for ADHD in the south-east HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47785/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jul 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: 1051. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student will be entitled to school transport under the transport scheme if their home address is 4.8 km from their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41404/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jul 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: 1052. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a parent disputes the accuracy of the Department of Education's or Bus Éireann's mapping software for the school transport scheme, if he or she may appeal it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41405/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: 1772. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated timeframe for completion of reviews of applications for carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41396/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (29 Jul 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: 2169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people prosecuted for failing to register equines in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (29 Jul 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: 2170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people prosecuted for horse neglect under the Control of Horses Act, 1996, and under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, in each of the years 2023 to 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (17 Jul 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: 427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine a decision affecting the stamp 1 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40206/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: I thank the Minister of State for attending. He said, "I am determined to continue growing our forestry sector to provide attractive financial incentives to plant trees." It is hard to sell those schemes to farmers when the risks are high due to storms and ash dieback and there is a low return over a long period. How does the Minister of State plan to address the matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Natasha Newsome Drennan: On that point, why is the person who inherits the land tied into the scheme? A farmer might plant X amount of land. A son or daughter then takes it over, has the crop and harvests it, yet that son or daughter is tied into having to replant the land.