Results 1-20 of 38 for destroyed speaker:Paul Kehoe

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: ...closed their doors to take in Ukrainian refugees, that is their own business. We have a crisis and we must handle it. At the same time, however, we cannot forget about our domestic tourism market. We do not want to overprice and destroy ourselves for many years to come in this regard. Turning to the Rosslare-Waterford greenway, I am aware that a rail review is being undertaken now....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the landowners that had cereal crops destroyed in the flooding on 25 December 2021 will receive direct financial compensation separate to TAMS investment support to tillage farmers or the amount that comes to County Wexford under the straw incorporation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13525/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: The Taoiseach will be very much aware of the devastating flooding in County Wexford on 25 December. In south County Wexford, hundreds of acres of cereals were destroyed. At the time, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine committed to look into this issue and seek the names of the farmers and lands involved. To date, absolutely nothing has happened. There has been a wall of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crop Losses (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: ...the hundreds of acres of land that were flooded in County Wexford in December 2021; if he will consider putting in place a grant scheme to assist in replacing winter cereal crops that have been destroyed by the flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1318/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: ...aware of Kelly's. It had a recent inspection, there was a positive result for a disease and plants within an exclusion zone of 2 m around all the plants that were found to be positive had to be destroyed. If a disease comes in with the imported peat, what sort of financial package will be available for that? We have seen this with ash dieback and in other areas. I feel there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: ...off the private sector. I come from the private sector and worked there for many years. We will see the loss of more jobs. I stressed the last day that millions of trees will be dumped and destroyed that the private sector have put in place to meet the afforestation targets. Through no fault of that sector, it will have to dump trees if 2021 is in any way similar to 2019 or 2020. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Army Barracks (7 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Unfortunately, we cannot destroy them for heritage and other reasons.

Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...have been instituted but the person in question have been acquitted, charges have been dismissed or the proceedings have been discontinued. In addition, the item of forensic evidence will be destroyed where the person's conviction is quashed or the conviction is declared to be a miscarriage of justice under section 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1993. Part 6 also includes some necessary...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I will get the Deputy the number of boats that were destroyed. We are operating within a UN mandate and will continue to do so. Members of the Naval Service are doing a very proud job for them and Ireland.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I totally disagree with the Deputy when he says that we have not saved any lives. I think we have saved thousands because we have interrupted the smugglers' model and have destroyed the boats that they used to smuggle migrants. The UN migration agency has been compiling migrant arrival data across the Mediterranean since 2014 and has reported that the number of migrants arriving by sea has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...I have been informed that there has been a reduction because there are not as many people leaving the Libyan coastguard as there were previously. They are also better trained and so forth. We are destroying some of the illegal boats that were bringing migrants from the Libyan coastline. That is all part and parcel of Operation Sophia and to deter the migrants from entering these...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Defence receives requests from time to time for the replacement of lost, stolen or destroyed medals awarded to Veterans of the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence. In relation to such requests, it has been settled policy for many years that replacement medals were issued on a once-off only basis on receipt of a bona-fidérequest from the Veteran to whom the original...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland’s participation in two European Defence Agency Projects: Motion (30 Nov 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...of this follow on project is to continue to develop manual neutralisation capabilities to the highest standards in order to retain capacity in dealing with improvised explosive devices when it is not possible to destroy or disrupt the device through other means, for example, a controlled explosion. Participation in this project would provide explosive ordnance disposal personnel with...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's Participation in European Defence Agency Projects: Motion (29 Nov 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...finish in 2018. The aim of the follow-on project is to continue to develop manual neutralisation capabilities to the highest standards so as to retain capacity in dealing with improvised explosive devices, IEDs, when it is not possible to destroy or disrupt a device through other means. The follow-on project will provide personnel with access to a training system designed to continuously...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Protected Disclosures (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As I have previously indicated to the House, this matter was raised with me in correspondence where certain allegations were made that the documents had been destroyed. The correspondence in question was also addressed to the Chief of Staff and to the Deputy. I requested a report from the Chief of Staff on the actions taken on foot of the accusation. He has informed me that the officer...

Seanad: Naval Service Deployment: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...assets. Ireland will be making a contribution to addressing some of the root causes of migration and human trafficking. There will be a more proactive role for the Naval Service, in that it will be authorised to seize the boats of smugglers on the high seas and destroy them so they cannot be used again in such a way. The sharing of intelligence with other EU naval forces will also be an...

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...to addressing some of the root causes of migration and human trafficking. There will be a more proactive role for the Naval Service, in that it will be authorised to seize the boats of smugglers on the high seas and destroy them so they cannot be used again in such a way. The sharing of intelligence with other EU naval forces will also be an important aspect of the mission and will...

Other Questions: Air Corps Operations (11 Jul 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The buck will always stop at the Minister's desk, but I am glad that the Deputy has said that I did not destroy the reports. I absolutely did not destroy the reports. I had not seen any of these reports, and I have stated to both Deputies that I have written to the Chief of Staff, who has primary responsibility for the Defence Forces. These reports were carried out under the auspices of...

Other Questions: Air Corps Operations (11 Jul 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...were misplaced over time. However, this is purely speculative. This matter was raised with me in recent correspondence in which certain allegations were made that the documents had been destroyed. The correspondence in question was also addressed to the Chief of Staff and to the Deputy, and I have requested a report from the Chief of Staff on the actions taken on foot of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Health and Safety Inspections (11 Jul 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...reports were misplaced over time. However, this is purely speculative. This matter was raised with me in recent correspondence where certain allegations were made that the documents had been destroyed. The correspondence in question was also addressed to the Chief of Staff and to the Deputy. I have requested a report from the Chief of Staff on the actions taken on foot of the...