Results 18,261-18,280 of 18,372 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Food Imports. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Smith: The European Commission has a presence in South America and Asia. As I indicated earlier, the Minister wrote to the Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection to ensure that equivalence is acted upon and guarantee adequate consumer protection, as well as protection for the industry. The industry in the European Union works to the highest standards. We will ensure that requirements are...

Food Imports. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Smith: I mentioned at the outset of my reply that I refuted entirely Deputy Sargent's contention about the Thailand product.

Organic Farming. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Smith: The organic production sector in Ireland is still very small by European standards, although in recent years the market for organic food has shown strong growth. Bord Bia estimated the value of the market to be approximately €38 million at retail level in 2003, and it seems an annual growth rate of approximately 10% should be achievable in the short term. I am hopeful the production sector...

Organic Farming. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Smith: Let me respond to Deputy Johnny Brady, who is a very active, progressive and excellent chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food——

Organic Farming. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Smith: ——and also of the Fianna Fáil committee on agriculture. As he knows, supply and demand will determine the price of organic food, as is the case in respect of every other type of produce. Farmers' markets are a continuing and very important outlet for organic produce. On Deputy Naughten's point, a submission has been made to the Department in regard to the labelling requirement. What has...

Sugar Industry. (25 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: I thank Deputy Sherlock for raising this issue and welcome the opportunity to comment on the proposals for reform of the EU sugar regime, which were again discussed at today's Council of Agriculture Ministers meeting in Luxembourg. It is over a year since the Commission first outlined its thinking on the future shape of the sugar regime but formal legislative proposals only emerged at the end...

Code of Conduct. (25 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: It depends on the quality.

Seanad: Genealogical Projects. (20 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, who is unavoidably absent due to departmental business. The position in regard to the Irish Genealogical Project providing funds to genealogical projects is simple. The Irish Genealogy Project is a genealogical project funded by the State. It has no funds for,...

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (19 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: That is total nonsense.

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (19 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: Who abolished the schemes in the past? It was a Fine Gael Government that abolished schemes in the 1990s. Fine Gael messed up several schemes then.

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (19 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: He cannot keep repeating these misrepresentations of the Minister's statements.

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (19 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: My representation of County Cavan is very good and will remain so.

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (19 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: County Cavan is very proud. I am very proud of my representation of the county.

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (19 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: The Deputy is only interested in the big farmers in County Meath.

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (19 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: Or misrepresentations.

Departmental Properties. (4 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: Under the ——

Departmental Properties. (4 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: That is because of the good stewardship under which all issues are dealt with. I agree with Deputy Naughten.

Departmental Properties. (4 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: Under the affordable housing initiative my Department has identified six sites for consideration in counties Cork, Dublin, Galway and Kildare. The sites in County Cork are located in Clonakilty and in Model Farm Road in Cork city. The sites in County Dublin are located in Harcourt Terrace, Dublin city and in the townland of Backstown near Lucan. The site in County Galway is located in...

Departmental Properties. (4 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: I agree with Deputy Brady. He has spoken and written to us and raised it on Second Stage and Committee Stage of the Land Bill 2004. The first time I heard the terms cow plots and cow parks was when they were used by Deputy Brady in this context. I assure the Deputy that these properties, if they should change hands, will be used for the common good, for public good and community use. There...

Leaders' Questions. (4 Oct 2005)

Brendan Smith: Hear, hear.