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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I apologise, as I was late arriving and missed their opening remarks. I will make a few brief comments. We all recognise the importance of the equine industry in Ireland and the huge contribution it makes to the economy and our reputation internationally. Part of that is about having a proper regulatory structure in place to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: Up to what scale does Mr. O’Loughlin not need not to sign off?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: We would like to think it would not have happened before, but it did, and that is why we are in this position. We also need to recognise that there have been issues with documentation. The issue of passports has arisen here before. I am aware that our guests are not directly responsible in this regard but the governance needs to be tightened up with haste because it is a problem for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their opening statement and the discussion in respect of the situation with TB eradication. It is something farmers across the country have had a somewhat jaundiced view of, in some cases. A lot of money has been spent on it and it is not really delivering. We can all say that pretty truthfully. We had the Minister in here yesterday and I raised this with him in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: Dr. Barrett is saying the calf is not born with TB.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: Through ingestion afterwards, okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: It would be pretty quick, therefore, if we had it in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I asked the question because we are all aware of the experience with Covid and how quickly a number of vaccines were developed when backs were to the wall. If the same level or even a percentage of that level of dedication was put into finding a solution here, we could be in a different place. There is another point I want to tease out with Dr. Barrett a little. He mentioned how it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: There was a list provided of things that have been discussed and what they are. Included is voluntary or mandatory informed purchasing and voluntary or mandatory risk-based trading. Much of that is about movement of animals. In a reply to Deputy Fitzmaurice, Dr. Barrett mentioned these restricted farms, fattening units or whatever. The animals that go in there do not move or leave. There...

Carer's Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: Many carers are finding it very difficult to manage and survive. As was said by my colleagues, they are doing a job that cannot be done by anyone else, in many cases. People come to me who have somebody with profound disabilities and have had serious problems for many years. They may get some home help from the HSE but when they look for additional home help, they are told they will have...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: Regarding the bovine TB eradication programme, there are a number of farmers around me - a couple of clusters - that are in serious trouble, with many animals going down with TB. Compensation schemes, etc., are in place. In fact, on the radio on the way up this morning there was a segment on that matter and a discussion about what we are doing and what we can do. I do not know how many...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: If a portion of the money that has been spent on the eradication programme down the years had been put into finding a solution, we might be further on.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: The Minister would accept those standards are simply not there and, therefore, there could not be a deal if we continue in this way.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister. I thank the Acting Chair for his indulgence.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I would appreciate if the Minister would do that. I know there is a review of ACRES. I think it will find the clear problems where they exist. From the very outset, when people measured the plots, set them out and all of that, they had to immediately upload the information to a portal. They often had to travel a couple of miles down the road to get broadband coverage to do that. There...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is the remit of the people who want to ensure they can get a fair price for their beef, which they are entitled to, and I suggest it is an opportunity for the Minister to at least respond.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is unfortunate the Taoiseach did not give a clear commitment the other day that the Government would oppose Mercosur.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate that this is all work we have to do to get it out of the way and clear the decks. However, I am particularly interested in the section of the Minister’s opening statement where he referred to ACRES. The amount of difficulties and problems people are having with that across the country, particularly in the co-operative sector, is something that really needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: 839. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants, the total number of eligible suckler cows for which payments are made and the average herd size under the suckler carbon efficiency programme in each of the years 2023 and 2024. [44456/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Kenny: 840. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual funding under the tillage incentive scheme that was expended on payments for newly converted lands and maintenance payments, respectively, in each of the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form. [44457/24]