Results 941-960 of 6,944 for speaker:Michael McNamara
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: I have another question and please stop me if the issue has already been covered. Is it envisaged that the school or schools that are established would cater only to Irish students? We cannot differentiate between Irish and other EU students so I will ask if the school will cater to EU students, the vast majority of whom we might expect to be Irish. Is it envisaged the school would also...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: I am staying.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: We can pair, presumably.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: The Whip is more or less agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: I have a number of questions. During his presentation, Mr. Anhold outlined why his clients entered into the partnership with Coillte, which was because it was a semi-State, was reputable and all the rest of it. It sounds very like the rationale posited approximately six months ago for Gresham House entering into this partnership agreement with Coillte. How did Ms Corcoran, or Ms King or...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: To be clear, as I understand it, a lease for a particular period is involved. It is not a 999-year lease or something like that. I presume it is for the lifespan of Sitka spruce or other trees. It would not make sense to install wind turbines if there was a lease for 30, 40 or 50 years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: Yes, but the lease was not. The lease is just between the farmer and the other party. In other words, what I am hearing from the witnesses is they are afraid Coillte will sell on a leasehold on their land, such that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: I am not suggesting the witnesses should have. I am a barrister, which is in my declaration of interests etc, but I will speak from a personal perspective. The former Chief Justice has talked about the barrier expense is to litigation in Ireland. People either have to have nothing, in which case it does not really matter because there is nothing to go after, or they have so much money it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: In Mr. Anhold's experience, would he describe Coillte as reluctant to engage in litigation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: What is the nature of these agreements that were signed? What are they called? Are they called partnership agreements?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: Was it set up as kind of a joint venture?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: Solicitors are in partnership.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: Is it unusual in a partnership to turn round to your partner and say that you are not going to tell them something because it is commercially sensitive?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: I hope it does not turn out that way for Gresham House. Well, I do not really care. I suspect it will be in a better position to fight its corner than landholders taking on the might of a semi-State. I have a couple more questions. Ms Corcoran said she could not get access to her land and it was locked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: They gave you the key and then changed the lock?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: There are, but sometimes there are provisions around the right to access the property with a certain amount of notice. Are there any such provisions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: I will come back to Ms. Corcoran in a moment. Is Ms King specifically saying that when she asked for access, she was given a key and then the lock was changed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: I do not understand why you would give somebody a key and then change the lock. Ms Corcoran was answering about right of access. She had asked for access.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: Ms Corcoran said it was her thinnings that were brought to the Medite plant.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)
Michael McNamara: In general, does Ms Corcoran know where other thinnings were brought?