16 May 2012, 09:02
The Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture will tomorrow meet with Tom Moran, Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The meeting will cover the administrative priorities for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with specific reference to customer service issues.
Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee Andrew Doyle TD said: “The meeting with Mr Moran tomorrow is an important part of our Committee’s work. The meeting is a six-monthly review of the performance of his Department, in line with the enhanced role for the Committees in oversight of Government Departments provided for in the Programme for Government.
“Committee Members will be particularly keen to press the Secretary General on concerns around late payments. Last year 1,700 farmers lost out on €1.6m in payments due to late application and Members look forward to the opportunity to explore Department plans to minimise and eliminate the inconvenience of late payments.”
The meeting tomorrow Thursday 17 May will be held in Committee Room 3, Leinster House 2000 tomorrow Thursday morning at 9:30 am. The Committee will firstly consider a range of EU legislative proposals relating to trade of agricultural produce with non-EU countries, followed by the briefing and exchange with Mr Moran.
Committee proceedings can be followed live at: http://bit.ly/24YmPI
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For further information and to arrange accreditation please contact:
Paul Hand,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 4484
M: +353 87 6949926
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paul.hand@oireachtas.ie
Committee Membership
Deputies
Tom Barry, Fine Gael
Michael Colreavy, Sinn Fein
Pat Deering, Fine Gael
Andrew Doyle, Fine Gael
Martin Ferris, Sinn Fein
Noel Harrington, Fine Gael
Martin Heydon, Fine Gael
Colm Keaveney, Labour Party
Mattie McGrath, Independent
Michael McNamara, Labour Party
Michael Moynihan, Fianna Fail
Éamon Ó Cuív, Fianna Fail
John O’Mahony, Fine Gael
Ann Phelan, Labour Party
Thomas Pringle, Independent
Senators
Michael Comiskey
Paschal Mooney
Pat O’Neill
Mary Ann O’Brien
Brian Ó Domhnaill
John Whelan