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Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I will deal with Deputy Fitzmaurice's point first. We discussed it at committee the last day and it is something the appeals board looks to accommodate, but there can be circumstances when the appeals officer who took the initial hearing takes ill or is out for a period. The choice is to await the return of the appeals officer or to restart the appeal. That is something that is considered....

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Amendment agreed to.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 2: In page 15, to delete lines 6 and 7 and substitute the following: “16. Section 24 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): “(a) the Chairperson shall hold office for such period, not exceeding five years, as shall be specified by the Government...

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Amendment agreed to.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Bill, as amended, received for final consideration.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Question proposed: "That the Bill do now pass".

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputies and thank the team for putting the legislation together. I thank the director of the appeals office, Lynda O'Regan, along with Ruth Kinehan and David O'Loughlin, for their considerable work in bringing it through the five Stages in the Dáil. I look forward to going to the Seanad.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, lines 9 to 11, to delete all words from and including “to” in line 9 down to and including “1997” in line 11 and substitute the following: “to amend the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 as regards the holding of office of Chairperson or member of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board”. I thank the...

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I have a list of speakers. I ask that contributions be relevant. There are two amendments. One is in relation to the Title and the other is not. I will begin with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I will defer for a while because it is not exactly -----

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy Mattie McGrath has left. I call Deputy Micheal Healy-Rae.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will make just one point on the extension of the age. Experience is very important in roles such as this, so there is nothing wrong with what is proposed. While the Minister is doing that and facilitating people with experience who want to stay on in important roles, which is most welcome, will he please give some consideration to those who have broken their bones throughout their lives...

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: It may not be entirely relevant but everything to do with agriculture is very important. I am asking the Minister what he thinks about what went on by RTÉ last night trying to vilify a family that is exporting calves and playing a vital role in the well-being of marts around the country by bidding and competing for cattle. What is wrong? Why is RTÉ allowed do this? One...

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----especially in our county. What RTÉ tried to do was vilify the Hallissey family. That was wrong. I have serious objections to that. What is the Minister’s view on the matter? This is very important.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I am moving on to Deputy Fitzmaurice.

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Minister knows that the agriculture committee is sitting at the moment and that some of its members will try to be over and back between the House and the committee. To be fair to the Minister and his staff, we went through the Bill in detail. The committee had no problem with it. We welcome that people can be over 70 years of age and still able to sit on the board. The committee...