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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman of Teagasc (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: On the capital requirement and the fodder crisis that occurred this summer, what is the current position? Is there data available on the amount and type of fodder available now compared with July? The weather has improved considerably in the past number of months and perhaps some fodder was saved last week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman of Teagasc (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: No, mine was done earlier in the year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman of Teagasc (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: I can clearly see that Professor Boyle wishes to comment but we are only dealing with the chairman designate today. We will have Teagasc back in here to discuss its annual report and I hope that the meeting will take place before Christmas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman of Teagasc (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: On that occasion, we will have more opportunity to discuss all of the issues. Professor Boyle will have his team with him so we can discuss the various matters that have been highlighted today in more detail. I refer, in particular, to the capital requirement and staffing levels, which are huge issues for the future. We need another meeting to deal with both issues in more detail. I look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman of Teagasc (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: They are three areas we can identify when we discuss the annual report, along with the other issues in the report. We will highlight those three issues. I thanks Mr. Herlihy and Professor Boyle for attending. I wish Mr. Herlihy well in his new role. As he said, he has only been in the job a wet week. I am sure he will have many more wet days to come in it. We look forward to engaging...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman-Designate of Bord na gCon. (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: I remind members and witnesses to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off. We are meeting Mr. Frank Nyhan, chairman-designate, in order to hear how he envisages Bord na gCon progressing over the next period. Before we begin, I wish to bring to his attention the fact that witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman-Designate of Bord na gCon. (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Nyhan.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a veterinary course studied here has level 8 status and a similar course in Poland is classed as a level 9 integrated masters and is not eligible for a SUSI grant after year four. [43186/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of infant boys schools catering for pupils from junior infants to first class by county; the schools which have DEIS status; and if such schools have amalgamated in recent years. [43223/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of infant boys schools here, that are, catering for pupils from junior infants to first class; the breakdown by county; the number of these that have DEIS status; if such schools have amalgamated in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43714/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: I bring to members' attention that by order of the Seanad, Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn was discharged of his membership of this committee and Senator Rose Conway-Walsh has been appointed in his place. On behalf of the committee I thank and congratulate Senator Conway-Walsh on her appointment. The Senator is not at this meeting yet, and I am not sure if she will be in attendance. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: The next item on the agenda is the scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. Schedule A is COM (2018) 613, a proposal for a Council regulation and amending regulation EU 218 of 120 regarding fishing opportunities for European seabass. It is proposed that this proposal warrants no further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. Schedule B is COM (2018) 577, a proposal for regulation of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: Before we begin I remind members and witnesses in the Public Gallery to ensure that their mobile phones are completely turned off please. Today we are resuming scrutiny of EU legislative proposal COM(2018)173 which is the proposed directive of the European Parliament and the Council on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain. We have already...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Ms Goggins for her opening comments. I found her comments about the sector-specific regulator interesting. A couple of years ago, a previous committee of the House made that recommendation and we were disappointed at the time that the recommendation was not carried forward. I invite Deputy Cahill to comment as he was the first to indicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: Before I go back to the witnesses I have a couple of brief questions. Deputies Cahill and Penrose referred to the primary producers and the difficulties they have experienced over the last couple of years. What kind of engagement has the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission had with the primary producers? I believe they have been the victims in this regard for many years. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: Could Mr. Murphy provide us with a list of the 22 organisations he deals with? It sounds like quite a long list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: One would have thought it was a small number compared with the number Mr. Murphy suggests. Can he provide the detail of the 22 to us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: I am sorry to cut across Mr. O'Leary. In the event that a regulator comes in, who would resource that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: In the UK, is it true to say the industry resources that arrangement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Deering: I am sorry for interrupting.