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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021) See 13 other results from this debate

Brian Leddin: I welcome to this meeting Mr. John Keane, president, Mr. Shane Fitzgerald, chair of the agricultural affairs committee and Ms Gillian Richardson, agricultural and rural affairs policy officer from Macra na Feirme . I also welcome Dr. Oliver Moore from UCC. On behalf of the committee, I thank and welcome you all for attending today's meeting to share your expertise. I will begin with a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

...: I will share the answers with Ms Ward. Regarding the McMahon report, there was a real energy around it. A different political situation came into being under the then Minister, Ms Frances Fitzgerald, who had a strong understanding of children and the justice system in that regard. There was a push in the early stages. There was an implementation report as well as follow-up at many...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...the fishermen have always been outdone by the system. The root of all these problems can be found in our negotiations to join the European Economic Community, as it was then. According to Garret FitzGerald, the EEC never again treated us as badly as it did with regard to fishing rights on our accession to the EEC. It cannot be said often enough that it did not have to treat us as badly...

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Jun 2021)

...given an entitlement to the individual to either give or receive reasonable notice at common law, so the expectation would be that reasonable notice is given. Six months' notice was given. Dr. Fitzgerald signalled his intention to resign in May and he subsequently gave six months' notice. He was involved in the university for the first two months and the governing authority made a...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Michael Collins: ...amendments relating to the agricultural sector. Experts have stated that we will face a 50% cull of the national herd. The former chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, Professor John FitzGerald, stated that a dramatic reduction in livestock numbers was the only way to meet the targets the Government had set. The council proposed a figure of 3.4 million cattle by 2030. New...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (15 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: ...made by Senator Eugene Murphy, with which I agree, and the response made by the Minister of State, I was reminded of a line that may have been incorrectly attributed to the late Dr. Garret FitzGerald. He was reputed to have objected, on one occasion, to a policy measure on the basis that while it was all very well in practice that it would not work in theory. As the Minister of State...

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...As I understand, the Government was told straight up at the time that if it wanted to be included in the fishing negotiations, there would be no negotiations. Fine Gael's former leader, Garret FitzGerald, wrote back to me after addressing the Patrick MacGill Summer School in Glenties at the time around 2000 or 2002. I wrote to him about it and he wrote back and confirmed it to me. He...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ms Olga Cronin: To follow up on Mr. Herrick's point earlier and the question about what can be done straightaway, Ms Sarah Fitzgerald from Kinsale Community School told the committee that we must build resilience because cyberbullying will not just go away if we enact legislation. She said they needed to have tools to cope. It is an excellent point and one that should be supported. She...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...areas used by Greenland White-fronted geese, which may deter them from feeding even if suitable foraging habitat remains in the area. The source for this advice is set out below. Source: Lewis, L. J., Burke, B., Fitzgerald, N., Tierney, T. D. & Kelly, S. (2019) Irish Wetland Bird Survey: Waterbird Status and Distribution 2009/10-2015/16. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 106....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Ivana Bacik: ...in policy and pointed out the impact on separated families. There is also a serious impact on businesses. One business in my area in Dublin Bay South, the Chimac restaurant, which is owned by Garret Fitzgerald, is a case in point. The restaurant has a commis chef, Joaquin, who has been stranded indefinitely in Chile. I conform that have permission to name those involved. Indeed, Rob...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion (18 May 2021) See 39 other results from this debate

Jackie Cahill: ...slots are prioritised for members of the committee. Today's meetings is in two sessions. The first session, from 3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., is an engagement with a representative from James Fitzgerald Agricultural Services. The second session, from 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., is an engagement with representatives of the Irish Farm Film Producers Group, IFFPG. For the first session on farm...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Michael McDowell: ...and the Judiciary can select a solicitor for three years, say that is it and it does not want any further input from the Law Society of Ireland. It has selected Joe or Josephine Bloggs from McCann Fitzgerald and that is the input from the solicitors' profession. Likewise, it selects some barrister who it favours, or thinks is wise or unwise or house-trained or whatever, and that is the...

Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...sector is such a good option for investment funds. CBRE Ireland stated: "The fundamental issue supporting the investment thesis ... is the inherent supply demand balance in the residential sector". Sherry Fitzgerald stated: "The fundamentals which underpin PRS [private rental sector] demand remain strong, most notably favourable demographic and economic trends, together with a supply...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...Council and extending its membership. However, that is being done in the context of a January report that, while paying tribute to the advisory council, stated that the council was more reactive than proactive, its communication of the message to the ordinary people of Ireland was poor and there was a focus on economics as opposed to transformation. I hasten to add that Professor John...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021) See 34 other results from this debate

Fergus O'Dowd: We are engaging with Professors John FitzGerald and Edgar Morgenroth today. I thank them for their patience before the meeting started. We are continuing our discussion of the Northern Ireland economy in respect of problems and prospects. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the witnesses to the meeting. I will now read the following in respect of privilege. The evidence of witnesses...

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...have done over the past year during Covid-19. I also thank all the local enterprise offices, LEOs, across the country for the role they played, in particular in Tipperary where it is led by Anthony Fitzgerald. The first thing I want to touch on is a local issue in Clonmel and the Ballingarrane business, science and technology campus, the first of its kind in the country. It is a...

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...and what they can offer to society, perhaps it is time they heard a list of people from history who are either confirmed or strongly suspected of having been on the autism spectrum. This list was compiled by Michael Fitzgerald, professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin. The long list includes Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, George Orwell, Beethoven, Hans Christian Andersen and...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...numbers while ensuring community gardaí are visible and approachable in their duties. There is a sense that there are not enough gardaí on the streets in Limerick. When we had the regeneration programme, it was suggested by Mr. John Fitzgerald that we would need an additional 100 gardaí for the regeneration areas alone. We never got those. The numbers have increased...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (28 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: ...Covid-19 related training needs April 2020 €20,900 Eir Security Services July 2020 €123,000 Office of Government Procurement McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors Provision of legal advices for purpose of preparing advisory notes on Covid related topics and drafting of two legal agreements...