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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. Flynn has already responded to the Senator's first question. I will allow him to give a brief response on the issue of closed farms.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will revert to Mr. Keatinge if he has anything else to say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Senator Ó Clochartaigh's question about multi-species aquaculture has not been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: This could be counted as election opportunism because we are being broadcast live. The Deputy might have to declare the cost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. Flynn might respond to the question on tonnage on closed salmon farms. I believe Senator Ó Clochartaigh asked the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I believe it was about 2,000 tonnes or something like that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I will interject. The question was that in the future if the project was scaled up, is it envisaged that the farming would continue to be done by local people, notwithstanding what Deputy Ó Cuív said about some farms in Mayo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: A vote is due to be called at 9 p.m. and we will all have to leave the meeting. We will try to finish the meeting before then. I am conscious that we have all been here since 6.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I do not understand some of the more detailed intricacies but we must conclude. I hope everyone will agree that it has been a very fair hearing. As I said at the outset, the purpose of the meeting is to help us prepare a submission. While I am a little bit at a loss in terms of the fishing sector, I can certainly relate to some of the issues that are also relevant to the area I am more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will begin with a consideration of EU proposals before us. It is proposed that the proposal listed in Schedule B, COM(2015)280 does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. Schedule A, COM(2015)212.1 is a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No. 2015/104 as regards certain fishing opportunities. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I wish to remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones. I welcome the representatives of Horse Sport Ireland: Professor Patrick Wall, chairman; Mr. Damian McDonald, CEO; Mr. James Kennedy, chairman of the finance committee; and Mr. Mark Bolger, finance director. I also welcome the representatives of the Irish Bookmakers' Association: Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I invite Ms Byrne to make her presentation, following which we will have questions which will be grouped. Perhaps questioners might concentrate on one subject first, to be followed by a second. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will come back to that later

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: On the issue of identity documents, reference was made to DNA. Does it include microchipping also? I know that under animal health and welfare regulations, all horses have to be microchipped once they are presented. Are all new foals microchipped automatically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank everybody for their contributions. I will go around again if there are any further questions. I think a couple have been indicated to the Irish Bookmakers Association.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I think that is a rhetorical question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Sorry to interrupt, but a vote has been called. After Deputy Heydon makes his contribution, Senator O'Brien and Deputy Creighton have still to contribute. Ms Byrne and Mr. Tully must also be given an opportunity to respond. Rather than let Deputy Heydon get into his contribution, we will suspend the meeting until after the vote. Is that agreed? Agreed. Rather than keep the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Sorry to interrupt, but a vote has been called. After Deputy Heydon makes his contribution, Senator O'Brien and Deputy Creighton have still to contribute. Ms Byrne and Mr. Tully must also be given an opportunity to respond. Rather than let Deputy Heydon get into his contribution, we will suspend the meeting until after the vote. Is that agreed? Agreed. Rather than keep the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Heydon was about to commence his contribution so I will revert to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Another vote has been called in the Dáil. We have six minutes before we suspend for the vote and we may be able to conclude the meeting. Deputy Creighton and Senator Mary Ann O'Brien have not returned and they had indicated they wished to contribute. I have a question for Ms Byrne. Is it fair to say with regard to the net profits that the independents who lost €3 million to...