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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We will consider the general scheme of the Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 with representatives of the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners and the Irish Stable Staff Association. I welcome from the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners Mr. John Weld, chairman, and Mr. Aiden Burns, manager, and from the Irish Stable Staff Association Mr. Bernard Caldwell, chairman; Mr. Paddy...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: To be clear, is it the case that if Polish beef is brought in here and sold, it must be labelled in terms of its origin - born, reared and slaughtered - in respect of each member state?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: It would have to carry that label. The point to which Deputy Martin Ferris is perhaps coming concerns the possibility that Polish beef is being brought here, repackaged and processed further before being sold as "origin Ireland" beef.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Is that what Deputy Martin Ferris is getting at?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: It would be completely against EU labelling rules, not just those of Ireland. I thank the delegates. There is a great deal going on and it is important that we clarify that the current beef talks with the USA are bilateral. I propose that we defer private business until Thursday morning and take Mr. Michael Dowling straightaway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: There is just the Russian issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: There were two questions from Senator Comiskey about the 140-kg limit, as well as the activity on lowlands and inactivity on the uplands.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Deputy Ferris had a question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Is there a political initiative to solve the nomadic cattle question? I presume there is also an aspect with the supermarkets, is there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: What about shellfish compensation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Let us be clear on this. This has gone to the European Union for approval.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Consequently, the Pillar 2 payments, as proposed to be drawn down in this way, must be approved by the European Union.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Because it is commonage. Very well, we will move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Deputy Penrose, Senator O'Keeffe, Deputy Heydon and Senator O'Neill are offering but Mr. Moran might like to take the questions from the first three members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: I think so, yes. Mr. Moran can then answer the questions that will be put by the other members. We can get a bit lost if there are six or seven sets of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: I doubt that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: Let Mr. Moran finish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Moran.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Developments July to December 2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: We have a quorum and will commence the meeting in public session. I remind committee members and witnesses to turn off their phones and I welcome from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Mr. Tom Moran, secretary general, Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll, assistant secretary, Dr. Kevin Smyth, assistant secretary, and Mr. Paul Dillon, assistant secretary. I thank the witnesses for coming...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Passports (8 Jul 2014)
Andrew Doyle: 154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland provides diplomatic passports to Irish citizens working in European Union Delegations run by the European External Action Service either within Europe or around the world, or if regular Irish passports and the EU's laissez passers suffice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29893/14]