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Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (5 Jun 2008)

Tony Killeen: I will certainly raise that with the Minister who I believe will be very disposed to making that commitment. I will certainly raise it in the strongest terms. I understand the important point made by Senator White. Bill reported without amendment.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (5 Jun 2008)

Tony Killeen: In effect, what this amendment is proposing is that a change to the law affecting business tenancies be made retrospective. The proposed change to the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980 contained in the Bill is to enable parties to a business tenancy to contract out of the provisions of Part II of the 1980 Act which gives the right to a new tenancy in certain circumstances. The...

Seanad: Local Development (5 Jun 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank Senator Buttimer for raising this important matter. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Finance. The Cork docklands area is situated in a strategic location to the east of Cork city centre and covers an area of 166 hectares of land on both banks of the River Lee, with 4 km of waterfront. Its potential was recognised in the 1990s and consideration of how to realise it...

Seanad: Local Development (5 Jun 2008)

Tony Killeen: Assuming the report is received by the Minister at the end of this month, as is expected, I would anticipate that the Department and the Minister would consider it over a period, while also continuing to work with European Union officials. I will raise the question with the Minister and ask him to respond to the Senator directly.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: Today's debate clearly highlights the importance of achieving an acceptable outcome to the current round of WTO negotiations. There can be no doubt that the outcome of these negotiations will present challenges for EU and Irish agriculture. My colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Brendan Smith, highlighted the concerns of the Government in terms of the current...

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: I was going to address some of the points made by Senators but I will try to do so in answering questions.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: I agree with Senator Bradford's outline of the situation surrounding the veto. There are probably two aspects to the veto, namely, the nature of the veto — Senator Doherty's second question — and how to use it tactically. The strong view expressed on threatening the use of the veto is that it undoubtedly has an impact of alienating prospective allies and supporters. When WTO...

Proposed Legislation. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank Deputy Sheehan for his good wishes. I am sure he will accept that, whatever about gestation periods, six days in the Department is a short time to expect me to deliver on a ten-year process.

Proposed Legislation. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: I assure the Deputy that every effort will be made to bring the Bill before the Government as quickly as possible. I hope to have the Bill published in the autumn.

Proposed Legislation. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: I intend to prioritise this legislation. I acknowledge that a significant amount of time has passed but a great deal of work has been done on this Bill. I would like the heads of the Bill to go to the Government in the next month or so.

Fisheries Protection. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: Ireland holds a very important position as custodian of some of the largest and richest fishing waters within the EU and in our location on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Ireland continues to maintain high standards in the enforcement of regulations within the exclusive fisheries zone using the resources of the Naval Service, the Air Corps and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority....

Fisheries Protection. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: I intend to meet all interests in this sector as soon as possible. The first meeting, which will be attended by me and the Minister, Deputy Smith, takes place on Thursday. The Deputy and others in the House will accept that penalties must be a deterrent and must be dissuasive. To this end, they must involve depriving the wrongdoer, at a minimum, of the benefits of his or her action....

Fisheries Protection. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: The Deputy is correct that there was no such stipulation from the EU, but there was a stipulation regarding the level of fine to be imposed which, because of the implications of Articles 34, 37 and 38, had the effect to which the Deputy refers. All of this is being considered. The Minister and I will engage with the industry and we will try to address these issues to the greatest extent...

Farm Waste Management. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank Deputies Creed and Sherlock for their good wishes. The revised farm waste management scheme was introduced by my Department in March 2006 in order to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the nitrates directive. Under the scheme, a standard grant-rate of 60% — 70% in the four zone C counties — is available to farmers who complete the required investment works. The...

Farm Waste Management. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: Deputy Creed made the point that much of the information was contained in the last paragraph of my reply. In fact, all the information about the numbers involved in the scheme is in the prior elements. Two schemes, in fact, were mentioned in the question, the farm waste management and the farm improvement schemes. The latter is not affected by the end of year deadline in this instance....

Farm Waste Management. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: In this instance, it is an enormously important scheme from an environmental viewpoint. It is contributing hugely to the improvement of investment on farms and the environment. I am satisfied that farmers who have their approvals will be in a position to complete the works.

Farm Waste Management. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: All the evidence currently available to the Department suggests the works can be completed within the timescale. It would be extraordinarily unhelpful to give any signal at this stage that the timescale was being reviewed, in view of the facts as outlined by the Deputy.

Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: The national strategic plan for the Irish fisheries sector for the period 2007 to 2013 was prepared and approved by the Minister on 26 November 2007 and was subsequently submitted to the Commission on 28 November 2007. The plan sets out a programme of support for fisheries in line with the seafood sector review group report, the Cawley report, Steering a New Course — Strategy for a...

Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: The Deputy and other Members will appreciate that in the normal course of events, the Commission puts forward its position, on foot of which there is toing and froing at official level and fairly frequently at ministerial level, as in this instance, to address the outstanding issues. It is not helpful to blame the Commission, Departments or various directorates general at Commission level....

Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2008)

Tony Killeen: It is very difficult to give a timeframe for any of these issues, as the Deputy will be well aware. I assure him that the Department and I are committed to ensuring we progress the discussions on the operational programme as speedily as possible.