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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I have shown the Senator some latitude. On the point as to whether it is a safety and modernisation request, using the example of the replacement of a timber boat by a steel vessel with greater interior capacity, surely there is a way of adapting the boat to restrict it to the same capacity inside while making it safer. Surely skins or liners could be put inside it to deal with that issue....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I am only making a point about the conditions of acceptance of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: It is 3.25 p.m. and I am going to stop this at 3.30 p.m. The Deputy can have one more interjection and that is it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister might also take Senator Comiskey's question and then we will go to landing obligations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Do members wish to raise questions on landing obligations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister has made available €450,000 to Bord Iascaigh Mhara and the Marine Institute to carry out a study on the potential impact and will it be ready before the Minister enters the annual negotiations on the Hague Preferences at the end of the year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: When the Minister states that we will have people on boats, does he mean additional people or staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We are ahead of schedule. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending and making a presentation. Obviously, these are two interesting subjects. The landing obligations will involve a transition period. Regarding the specific proposals made by the group of 18 boat owners, I hope that an open mind can be kept on the matter and that they can be considered in context. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 423. To ask the Minister for Health the process for the implementation of the national drugs strategy beyond September 2016; if the new strategy will include alcohol prevention measures as part of the overall strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25959/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waterways Issues (25 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: 246. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be made available for the urgent repair of the weir on the Vartry river in Ashford in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25546/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Apologies have been received from Deputy Michael McNamara. I remind members, witnesses and persons in the Visitors Gallery to please turn off their mobile phones. There is one item on the agenda, which is the address by Mr. Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development. I am very pleased on behalf of the committee to welcome the Commissioner to our joint committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Will we suspend the sitting before the Commissioner gets into the thrust of his presentation? Is it a deferred vote?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Is it agreed that we suspend the sitting until after the vote and ask members to return without delay? Agreed. I apologise to the Commissioner, but, as he knows, that is how it works.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I invite the Commissioner to continue his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: There are three questions. I propose that we get the answers to them and then take Deputy Barry, Deputy Heydon, Senator Comiskey and Deputy Connaughton. A couple of issues have not yet come up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Could the Commissioner clarify whether they must qualify under the systems that qualify people for grants as defined under young farmer or will it be a simpler process? That has been part of the problem. If you are out for one, you are out for all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We will begin now with replies to the issues raised by Deputy Barry's concerns, but not his complaints about the rain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I do not know if anybody mentioned producer organisations. The Minister referred to old young farmers. We are facing a dilemma in that regard. I received a letter from the Minister stating that he had consulted the Commission on the matter. I am not sure who is responsible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: The new CAP included provisions for member states to establish producer organisations without breaching competition law. These organisations would have powers to negotiate prices for buying and selling products. How is that developing from the Commission's perspective?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: That would be welcome.