Results 781-800 of 5,311 for speaker:Tom Hayes

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 63: In page 14, line 34, after “destroyed” to insert the following:“so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so”.Section 15 deals with the control of species such as grey squirrels and rabbits where they pose a threat to forests and generally restates an existing provision in the Forestry Act 1946. It allows the Minister to serve a notice...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 64: In page 15, to delete lines 11 to 15 and substitute the following:“(c) subject to subsection (5), a species protected under the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2012 or the Habitats Regulations.(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4)(c), where the power under subsection (1) is exercised nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising or requiring, on foot of the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 65: In page 15, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:““Authority” means the Property Registration Authority;”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 68: In page 15, line 36, to delete “5 years” and substitute “10 years”.One of the matters repeatedly raised on Second Stage and in the consultations with the various stakeholders prior to the introduction of the Bill was that of timelines in respect of the issuing of felling licences. Many stakeholders stressed the importance for their...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: In 1946.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: The provision exists.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I am advised by my officials that this is the situation.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I do not know. That is the situation.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: That is what I am advised.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: There is no need; I have been told the information.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: We can get that information for the Deputy.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 62: In page 13, line 48, to delete “class A fine” and substitute “class E fine”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: The fines are €5,000 for class A fine and €500 for a class E fine.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I refer to Deputy Boyd Barrett's question about the ecological survey. The European Communities Forest Consent and Assessment Regulations 2010 is the established framework. It is the responsibility of the inspectors to decide on the necessity for an ecological survey. It is not possible for a citizen to decide he or she wants an ecological survey because this would make the process very...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 56: In page 13, to delete lines 21 to 30 and substitute the following:“(a) the owner or manager of a forest, requiring him or her to furnish to the Minister within 28 days or such longer period as may be specified in the notice, such particulars in relation to the forest, including the area, species, numbers and volumes of trees felled during a specified period,...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: We will get an alarm for Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: Deputy Ó Cuív raised the issue of the views of a future Minister and I take his point. It is a concern but the reality is that no legislation can tie a future Minister as it is up to the people in the future to select their government.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: Deputy Ó Cuív commented extensively on EU data. I will ask the officials to make the information available to him as soon as they possibly can.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: Deputy Ó Cuív will get co-operation in that regard. I would not like the impression to be given that this is new information because it is already contained in the original legislation. The required information is the area, the species, the numbers and the volume, in order to ensure good forestry management and to determine the amount of wood available. That is the only...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)

Tom Hayes: I am pleased to report to the House on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and its agencies, which are responsible for 23 recommendations in the programme for Government, and on the substantive progress that has been made on virtually all of these recommendations. My Department's actions under the programme for Government cover a wider range of activities, including achieving...