Results 301-320 of 5,615 for speaker:Andrew Doyle

All Terrain Vehicle Safety Bill 2018: First Stage (2 May 2018)

Andrew Doyle: No.

Tillage Sector: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I very much welcome this report and commend the committee members on their effort and contribution. This is a very timely debate on a very important sector and we should carefully consider this report. The overall thrust of the report is very much aligned with the tillage actions outlined in Food Wise 2025, the industry blueprint for the development of the whole agrifood sector. The tillage...

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: Governance, integrity and animal welfare are all part and parcel of the draft legislation. I will make the point repeatedly to the stakeholders that they will have to measure up in that regard. Hopefully when the legislation comes before the House we will be able discuss these matters more comprehensively. The pre-legislative scrutiny process worked very effectively, as far as I can tell-----

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: If I had my way, it would be published tomorrow but I am hoping it will be published soon.

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: The welfare of greyhounds is regulated by the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 and the Animal Health and Welfare Act of 2013. The latter applies to all animals, whether kept for commercial, domestic, sport, show or other purposes, and contains robust measures against their ill-treatment. It provides that a person having an animal in his or her possession or control must safeguard and not...

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: The Deputy is still talking.

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: My focus is on the greyhound industry Bill that I am introducing to ensure that the principles of good governance and regulation are clearly and unambiguously laid down in primary legislation. In broad terms, the Bill seeks to address deficiencies in the existing legislation and the governance of Bord na gCon. It will strengthen regulatory controls in the industry, modernise sanctions and...

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: The Bill has undergone pre-legislative scrutiny by the committee and I am anxious to introduce it on the floor, where all these matters can be considered. We could have a white list. Ultimately, however, it is not within the competence of this State's legislation to control dogs travelling onwards subsequent to being exported to EU countries.

Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: We do.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Organic Farming Scheme (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: Ten years ago, the land cover was 1%. We have doubled it. The target at that time was 5%, set by the Deputy's former colleague and my predecessor, then Minister of State, Mr. Trevor Sargent. The scheme, when it was reopened, took in everybody who applied. It was the highest intake ever. It was unprecedented. Everybody who was in the scheme had their plan rolled right to 2020. That is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Organic Farming Scheme (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: For a start, I do not know that any trade mission has ever cost €10 million. The terms of reference are to get the stakeholders and the experts to set out their vision for it as well. There are areas the Deputy has identified. We could open up a scheme without having it clearly defined. There are impediments in the current structure that are restricting expansion in the sector....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Organic Farming Scheme (26 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I recently announced the establishment of a new organic sector strategy group tasked with developing a strategy for the development of the organic sector for the period up to 2025. The group has already met twice and I expect will report back later this year with a detailed report and recommendations to drive the growth of the sector. The terms of reference of the group are: to...

Seanad: Forestry Sector: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and Members of the Seanad for this opportunity to discuss forestry and to acknowledge the important contribution that forestry makes to our economy, our environment and our society. While we can see the obvious benefits of forestry such as loads of timber, logs and planks being transported on our roads, the cars of workers outside timber processing plants,...

Seanad: Forestry Sector: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I thank all Senators for their contributions. In response to Senator Boyhan's comments, most of the people I come across in the Department, within the industry and in the wider forestry sector have a passion about it. I must declare an interest at this point; my son is in his final year of forestry at University College Dublin. Last week they were in the Black Forest looking at the whole...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Deputies who made passionate contributions and I acknowledge the people from CE schemes throughout the country. I can only apologise for my colleagues who are not here.

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I did not interrupt Deputy McGrath. I want to clarify one point for the record. The Government accepts the first four points of the Fianna Fáil motion but deletes what comes after the fourth point. That is how it appears to me and I hope that, having read it a couple of times, I am right about that. Community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors are not employed by the...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked me to clarify.

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I acknowledge that I am not fully familiar with the proposal about the statutory instrument.

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I am not fully familiar with the proposal about the statutory instrument, but if the Minister has said he intends to consult and revert to primary legislation, I presume that is what he will do. I can check.

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2018)

Andrew Doyle: Okay.