Results 1,141-1,160 of 5,311 for speaker:Tom Hayes

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I will let Deputy Dooley in at the end if there is a need for further clarification, but I want to give everyone a fair chance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank Mr. Nolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank the delegations for their presentations and for articulating the many issues they are dealing with and the challenges they face.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Election of Chairman (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank members for electing me in the shortest campaign on record. I thank the outgoing Chairman, the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes, and wish him well in his new post. I welcome Deputy Helen McEntee, Deputy Paudie Coffey and Deputy Brendan Griffin, who have been appointed to the committee. I propose that Deputies Griffin and McEntee should sit on either the Select Sub-Committee on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Election of Chairman (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Election of Vice Chairman (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: The next item on our agenda is the election of a Vice Chairman. I will now take nominations for the position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Election of Vice Chairman (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: As there are no other nominations, I declare Deputy Paudie Coffey Vice Chairman of the committee. I congratulate the Deputy on his appointment and I look forward to working with him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Election of Vice Chairman (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I propose that Deputy Coffey sit on the two select sub-committees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss with Ms Vivienne Jupp, the chairperson of CIE, Mr. David Franks, CEO of Iarnród Éireann, Mr. Martin Nolan, CEO of Bus Éireann, and Mr. Paddy Doherty, CEO of Bus Átha Cliath, CIE's annual report for 2012, its current financial situation and the future direction of the group. On behalf of the committee, I welcome our guests. I draw...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Roads Authority: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: There are many members indicating. I ask members to confine their comments to two or three minutes and to confine themselves to questions, if possible.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Farm Safety (11 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: If the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine would be so good as to take it on board and invite in the experts, I would certainly welcome it. It should be done. As I stated earlier, any way to save a life is welcome and agitating slurry is extremely dangerous. Signage should be looked at and warning systems should be put up around slatted sheds. I take on board the points...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Farm Safety (11 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I will do so.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Farm Safety (11 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank Senator Higgins for giving me the opportunity to come to the House to clarify the Department's position on the issue raised. I also thank her for her good wishes to me. We all agree that the tragic deaths of three members of the Spence family shocked the entire community and every effort must be made to avoid a repetition of such a dreadful accident. My Department has been in...

Seanad: Food Provenance Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I assure the House that it is in our interests to push this issue through in the European Union. I guarantee that all of the issues raised will be brought immediately to the European Union by our officials. It is in our interests to provide for labelling on which so much depends. As I said, today I attended the Moorepark open day which thousands of farmers also attended. They have...

Seanad: Food Provenance Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Tom Hayes: I am delighted to be present for this important discussion. I thank the Acting Chairman and Members for the welcome they have given me. I sat in the House for four years many years ago but I learned a great deal. We had some good discussions. The abolition of the House is discussed from time to time but my memories of it are positive. It helped me a great deal on the political ladder....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Decentralisation Programme Office Accommodation (27 Jun 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank Senator Whelan for raising this issue and for his good wishes. I also thank the Cathaoirleach for his good wishes. I started off in this House many years ago and I am delighted to be back. I never dreamt I would be back answering queries as a Minister in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Some 470 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine staff are housed...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Decentralisation Programme Office Accommodation (27 Jun 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank Senator Whelan for raising this issue and for his good wishes. I also thank the Cathaoirleach for his good wishes. I started off in this House many years ago and I am delighted to be back. I never dreamt I would be back answering queries as a Minister in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Some 470 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine staff are housed...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fodder Crisis (19 Jun 2013)

Tom Hayes: The Senator is correct that we must seek to be self-sufficient and grow all our own fodder. That is the ideal situation. We will monitor the situation in regard to the nitrates directive and keep in touch with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in that regard. I urge farmers to engage with Teagasc, whose advisers are the people with expertise in these...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fodder Crisis (19 Jun 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank Senators for the welcome and for their good wishes. I served in this House for four years from 1997 to 2001. They were great times in my political life. I am delighted to be back here in my current role. I thank Senator D'Arcy for raising this important issue. It is important that we discuss it and get to the facts of the situation. On 24 April the Minister for Agriculture, Food...

Other Questions: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (19 Jun 2013)

Tom Hayes: I take the opportunity, at the outset, to again emphasise both my own and the Government’s commitment to the agri-environment schemes as operated by my Department. These schemes put environmentally friendly farming at the forefront and recognise the vital role farmers play in delivering public goods and in protecting the environment and the natural heritage for the benefit of society...