Results 1-6 of 6 for destroyed speaker:Andrew Doyle

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: ...39 of the 1958 Act. Those regulations included a two-year time limit on the use of semen for artificial insemination following the death of a stud dog. Any unused semen thereafter had to be destroyed. I understand this measure was introduced to lessen the possibility of an increase in inbreeding in the population caused by owners using only a limited set of sires. The measure would have...

Topical Issue Debate: Forest Fires (17 May 2017)

Andrew Doyle: ..., 11 May 2017, when it was finally brought under control. As I commented during my visit, fire poses a serious risk to life, homes, and property. Forestry and wildlife habitats are also destroyed. I understand that while a wildfire risk can quickly develop following dry weather patterns in all areas where flammable vegetation such as grasses, gorse and heather are present, especially...

Tillage Farming: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2017)

Andrew Doyle: ...and financial hardship in this sector; — the average net margin on tillage farms in 2016 was minus €130 per hectare, as outlined at the recent Teagasc Outlook Conference; — that severe inclement weather badly damaged and destroyed tillage crops in Autumn 2016, encompassing coastal regions and other counties; — the introduction in Budget 2017 of an adjustment...

Other Questions: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Andrew Doyle: Indeed, there is a third view. There is much misinformation coming from both sides. I come from the county that has the highest percentage of forest coverage. It has not destroyed our community. We have large tracts of land planted for many years. It has sustained a rural economy. Every plantation felled has to be replanted. That is an obligation. We have an afforestation programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Does the ISPCA have a figure for the number of horses destroyed?

Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 May 2009)

Andrew Doyle: ...have to table an amendment in this regard. Rationalisation is fine, but rationalisation which seeks to transfer the remit of one authority to another, a move that will sound its death knell and destroy any chance it has of creating employment, is not forward thinking. It is not the type of thinking we need in the current economic climate. We have the potential to develop places like...