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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: It is 100 out of 630.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: In the reviews to date, has there been any instance of a gap between the premium and the payment of the annuity, as in year 20 versus whatever?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: There were 60 partners who had no payments for a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: The seven were referenced. I think there was a story years ago, when we were all a little bit younger, The Secret Seven. We have been talking about them all day. What efforts has Coillte been making up to now to alleviate the difficulties that these seven apparently have? There may be more but there are seven at the moment who have difficulties. Are they engaging with Coillte? Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: Is it a common problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: That is why the local authority would want a bond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: That is a broader issue than the one we are discussing today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: We are getting there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: The Senator has stolen my thunder to a certain extent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: To follow on from what was said by Senator Mulherin, there is no doubt the witnesses have done much work since we met them last December but I wonder where we would be in that regard were it not for the work of the committee. Coillte has written to 630 farmers, received replies to 5% of those letters, put a new process in place and will have a new commercial statement, all of which is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: Has much work been completed in terms of that engagement with the IFA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I ask that the witnesses keep the committee in the loop in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: That follows on from my question. We will also request-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: -----updates from the IFA. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I acknowledge the witnesses have provided the committee with updates. An interim report was sent to us just after Christmas and another in recent weeks. Engagement and information are very important in terms of the ability to progress the matter. I thank the witnesses for their engagement over the course of the lengthy meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (27 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 678. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has a right to apply for a disability allowance in their own right. [9509/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (22 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance if HRI tax relief can be claimed for work carried out five years ago in circumstances in which the person was unemployed at the time and not paying income tax but has returned to work in 2017 and is paying tax again. [9050/18]

Supporting the Suckling Sector: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: It must be realistic.

Supporting the Suckling Sector: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I was speaking facts.

Supporting the Suckling Sector: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2018)

Pat Deering: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak about this issue. We do not often get an opportunity to speak about agricultural issues0 and I believe we should have more opportunities to do so. The livestock census figures for the years 2010 to 2017, inclusive, show that the number of suckler cows in the national herd has reduced from approximately 1.15 million to 1.08 million, a...