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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Willie Penrose: ...who spend disproportionately more of their money on these basic items. Yet, if a deal is arrived at in the end and we avoid a no-deal Brexit, the price of inflation alone next year is estimated to be 1.5%. Whatever way we look at it, it is disgraceful that there will be no social welfare increases for the likes of pensioners and those vulnerable groups in society. The targeted...

Beef Sector: Statements (17 Sep 2019)

Willie Penrose: ...balanced diet, and that must be emphasised and not lost sight of. As producers of a commodity, beef farmers are effectively price takers. We have approximately 70,000 beef farmers and approximately 1.8 million cattle processed by 35 processing plants in a year. This is a recurring flashpoint. I hope we resolve it tomorrow. I plead with farmers to reflect carefully and not to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Willie Penrose: ...have made an excellent presentation here today on beef. It is easy to identify the problems. We are trying to identify the solutions. Would Mr. Healy agree that the premise on which Food Wise 2025 was drafted is hollow? Has Macra na Feirme undertaken any analysis in that regard? The abolition of quotas in 2014 was a seminal event. Most of us could see what lay ahead. We had 1.38...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Willie Penrose: ...with rural people. There is also a need for extra money for the community services programme, which supports 400 businesses, with half of these jobs in rural areas. Much could be done with just €5 million added to that scheme. Another constraint of growth for SMEs in rural Ireland is poor Internet access, as my colleagues have mentioned. I am told the Internet turned 30...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte: Chairperson Designate (12 Mar 2019)

Willie Penrose: ...always look at the bottom line, however, and all they go after are the EBITA, and so on. I supported the Government in 2011 and 2012 when the issue arose and when Coillte was being begged for €3 million or €4 million in dividends, but the dividends are now at €15 million or €16 million over a period. While that is a great return, and while I am all in favour...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Willie Penrose: ...fair start. The motion emphasises the objectives set out by the first parliamentary leader of the Labour Party, Thomas Johnson, in 1913, the centenary of which we celebrated just a few years ago. 5 o’clock It further appears that some in this House would, with attempts at bullying, intimidation or something else, try to circumscribe our rights to pursue political actions or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Willie Penrose: The rates are between 7.9% and 8.5%. They are getting money for nothing from people. They are giving nothing to people in interest rates. They got billions of euro belonging to the Irish people and that is what they are charging. Farmers, small business and individuals depend on overdraft. They cannot always be running in for a term loan. I will tell the witnesses why. They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: ...cow farmers but tillage farmers, are drifting into milk production. I hope they do not regret it five or ten years down the line. Be that as it may, we cannot stop them. That has led to a 4% or 5% drop and there is another 4% or 5% drop in the offing. It is not so long ago since we went had more than 1 million and we will be down to 800,000 in the not too distant future. I am...

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Willie Penrose: ...south east. I spoke to Deputy Howlin's people in Wexford last Friday on the programme. If one has 30 suckler cows or 30 to 40 dairy cows a measurable, definitive amount of meal of between 4 kg to 5 kg a day, which would supplement and deal with a deficiency of fodder, over a 30-day period is 150 kg per animal and the cost is clearly identified and measured for 30 to 40 animals. It...

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

Willie Penrose: ...an average beef carcass yields only 12% of prime cuts, however, that 70,000 tonnes will require the slaughter of 600,000 tonnes of beef. That is actually greater than Ireland's total beef exports of 535,000 tonnes. While 70,000 tonnes might seem insignificant in an EU beef market of 7 million tonnes, Bord Bia points out that it will create significant competition for Ireland's...

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Willie Penrose: ...One will often hear people belittling those who have been injured; for example, one will regularly hear people pour scorn on whiplash injuries. However, I know people who are still suffering ten or 15 years after suffering a whiplash injury and still receiving physiotherapy. People say this does not happen in England and so forth, but I take issue with those who belittle individuals who...

Rural Equality Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Willie Penrose: ...the rural economy. Despite the multiplicity of recommendations emanating from CEDRA under the chairmanship of Mr. Pat Spillane who was very dedicated and committed, only a paltry amount of a few million euro was allocated to drive them forward. It was a missed opportunity because the initiatives were an attempt at rebalancing investment in a targeted way. I am aware of the launch on 8...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

Willie Penrose: .... These months could be shared between both parents to ensure that every child can be properly cared for in the family home over the first nine months of life. The Minister provided an extra €5 weekly increase in the budget, which was welcome. We also believe it is time to commission a review of the level of payment given for maternity, paternity and parental leave to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (28 Mar 2017)

Willie Penrose: ...farming can be promulgated? One thing about organic farming is that it is not a cheap business. I note the presence of Mr. Pat Lalor, who is no stranger to this committee. He was here about 15 years ago as president of an organisation. I welcome him back. He has gone into organic farming. Perhaps he could give us the costs associated compared with the traditional enterprise he...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: ...Niall and criticised him for seeking to introduce a 30% quota for home-grown music on Irish radio, suggesting that a far more reasonable position had been advanced by Mr. Dave Pennefather of Universal Music, who had asked that 5% of air time be devoted to Irish music. The staggeringly low value that the then head of the Irish division of one of the world’s largest international...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: ...industry, they see lots of potential for that to be achieved. Deputy Cahill is right, it is not only the on-course bookmakers who have an essential role to play. They still take €3 or €5 bets whereas all those online boys want bigger bets. We have to protect the ordinary people who might just make the odd bet. The bookmakers in the streets and villages of this country are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: ...who are in a similar situation. It is right across the State and it is about 400 farms. We raised it with the Minister fairly aggressively at an earlier meeting here today and indicated that €4.5 million or €5 million would be the type of money that would deal with the problem. However, the Minister may be starting at the wrong end by talking about the Strategic Banking...

Topical Issue Debate: Railway Stations (17 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: ...for the answer the Minister got. I have been around long enough to know how officials and bureaucrats work. That puts an end to that. It is already there. The trains are already stopping 5 m or 10 m up the line. They should just pull in and let people get on. It is unbelievable. I will invite the Minister to come and see. He will have to come. Given his business background, he...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: ...Gael policy to abolish the family income supplement. In the general election campaign, it was proposed that the working family payment would replace this. Is that idea now scrapped? We welcome the increase of €5 in the disability allowance and the decision to grant medical cards to all children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance. I congratulate the Minister of State,...

Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)

Willie Penrose: ...to have children packed into overcrowded classrooms, especially at a young age. In our alternative budget, we provided for a reduction of one pupil in the pupil-teacher ratio. It would cost just €6 million, which is not an earth-shattering sum, to reduce the ratio in line with our proposal. I would say this cost could be met by taking money from the additional tax, above what was...