Results 81-100 of 756 for speaker:Martin Heydon in 'Dáil debates'

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: I hope that Deputy is happy that it is I who will respond to this point. When he talks about people being part of a narrative, people on that side of the House have been part of a narrative for a long time. They have told farmers something that is not true, namely that the Government somehow wants to take cows off people and force a cull of the national herd. That is not the case. We have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: You are not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: You are not.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (25 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: The Deputy is dead right. I do not think it was a surprise for him when he saw the three main contributors to the stress. In any of his dealings with constituents, with farmers down in Cork or at the farmers' meetings that I and my ministerial colleagues have, the same points keep coming up. Farmers feel blamed when the debate about the environment comes up. As the Deputy says, farmers...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (25 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: The Deputy is dead right. Covid brought this home to us when the main social interactions farmers had were all taken away from them - the mart, the pub at the weekend for a pint, a local sports match or a religious service. They were all opportunities for farmers, who spend most of their week on their own in isolation. That compounds the pressures they might be facing. If a farmer is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (25 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. We probably do not shine a light on it often enough. Mental health is a critical issue facing all of society, including farmers. Farmers are particularly vulnerable to pressures owing to the issue of isolation and all the pressures that come with the role. I am aware of the UCD study. I have met its authors because I was keen to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: It is a special exemption we are lucky to have.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: We have the exemption.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Martin Heydon: ACRES, which has been raised here, is a hugely popular scheme with farmers. While we had a target of attracting 30,000 farmers into the scheme, it was oversubscribed and 46,000 farmers applied for it. Great work was done in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to be able to facilitate all of those applicants and meet the huge level of demand from farmers. I am not familiar...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: He never said that. He said in the Chamber yesterday that he would meet them.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: He said it clearly in the House yesterday. The Deputy can check the record of the House from yesterday. He said he would be in the Dáil between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: Do not misrepresent what he said.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: He met them.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: That was because he was in the House. The Deputy knows that.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: Sorry nothing. Do not misrepresent it.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: I will call the Deputy out when he is not telling the truth.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: It was Questions to the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (20 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: I am in complete agreement with Deputy Durkan on this point. When we talk about these competing factors, one thing sometimes gets lost in this debate. When we talk about food security, some people think food security is us just producing enough food for ourselves and do not worry about Ireland having to export all the food we export. This is not the right approach. Out of 113 countries,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (20 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Deputy for giving us the opportunity to debate this important point in the House. They are not mutually exclusive points. I am in agreement with the Deputy that we can do this. This Government will support farmers to continue to produce safe, nutritious and top-quality food - nutrient-dense food that is needed around the world for our growing population. We will support them...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Supports (20 Apr 2023)

Martin Heydon: Come on.