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European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: ...can receive penalty points with no recourse whatsoever. The points are there whether the fishermen win or lose the case. It is completely arbitrary and wrong. When he was here, former Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher made a strong point of that and in fairness to him he fought that corner. It is deplorable that his colleague from the same constituency is doing the exact opposite. I am...

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the committee, its Chairman, Deputy Pat Deering, and its staff for the work that has been done. The report is an excellent piece of work and it sets out many of the issues we expected to come out. I thank Deputies for their contributions to the debate. In truth, the Minister's response is somewhat disappointing. I acknowledge that he wrote to me. Given that others who have had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (26 Feb 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...was made in the presentation to the significant level of work done by veterinary practitioners in rural areas and for the farming community in general. That must be acknowledged. I remember Pat Gallagher in Mohill and Tim Mulligan in Arva and others who were characters in their own right in rural areas. They were people on whom there was a dependence in rural areas in difficult times...

Tillage Sector: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Martin Kenny: .... There is a huge opportunity to produce cereal crops for food and for the whisky and beer sector. We have a distillery in Drumshanbo in County Leitrim which produces gin, whiskey and vodka. Pat Rigney, who runs an excellent business there, tells me that he tries to get as much grain as he can from Ireland, but cannot always do that. The report shows that a farmer gets 1% of the price...

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

Martin Kenny: ...is the suckler cow sector, as well as where the suckler cow scheme is at and how we move forward. Many farmers have found the BDGP very useful. There are approximately 25,000 farmers participating in the scheme, but we know that there are three times that number of suckler cow farmers. In that respect, there has been quite a low uptake. While €125 million has been spent in...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Sep 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...time to end that and to probe into the issue to find out exactly what is going on because there is clearly a serious problem given the amount of money that is being returned. As my colleague, Deputy Pat Buckley, asked, is it a reflection of what is happening in other areas around the country? If it is, there are serious questions to be answered in respect of this issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fisheries Offences (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: I am aware that this question was put by Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher, but I have a couple of small points to make on it. Since that court case, which took place a couple of months ago, things have been up in the air somewhat. Perhaps the Minister could clarify whether, in the interim, there has been implementation of the statutory instrument and whether penalty points have been placed on...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Martin Kenny: ...informed of the possibility of an attack.  The man who it was alleged paid to have the attack carried out was an informant who worked for CHIS. I also have serious concerns around the investigation into the disappearance of a man who went missing in 2011 from his home in Aughavas, County Leitrim - my home parish.  Mr. Pat Herran was a man who struggled with addiction problems....