| Report Number: 1473 |
Date: 9/7/2010 |
Title: Raw: North-West MEP fears “decimation” of Irish beef industry (3 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Following reports 1471 and 1472, raw audio of the full interview with Marian Harkin MEP (Independent, Ireland North-West) is available for download below. |
Interviewee: Marian Harkin MEP (Independent, Ireland North-West) |
Duration: 4 minutes 35 seconds |
Out-words: Damage European agriculture |
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| Report Number: 1472 |
Date: 9/7/2010 |
Title: North-West MEP fears “decimation” of Irish beef industry (2 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Marian Harkin MEP has met with the European Trade Commissioner to raise her concerns about meat imports. Trade negotiations with the South American countries, Mercosur, have been reopened after a six year gap. The EU maintains that free trade would open up the South American market to exports from here. But Marian Harkin fears that in order to reach a deal, the interests of Irish farmers could be sacrificed. |
Interviewee: Marian Harkin MEP (Independent, Ireland North-West) |
Duration: 0 minutes 19 seconds |
Out-words: To make concessions |
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| Report Number: 1471 |
Date: 9/7/2010 |
Title: North-West MEP fears “decimation” of Irish beef industry (1 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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A North-West MEP says she is desperately concerned about the impact free trade with South America would have on Irish beef farmers. The EU decided recently to open up talks with the Mercosur countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – about concluding a free trade deal. But Marian Harkin says that if an agreement was signed it could be a death knell for the industry back in Ireland |
Interviewee: Marian Harkin MEP (Independent, Ireland North-West) |
Duration: 0 minutes 19 seconds |
Out-words: Irish beef industry |
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| Report Number: 1470 |
Date: 9/7/2010 |
Title: Raw: South American meat imports would have “horrible impact” on Irish beef farmers (3 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Following reports 1468 and 1469, raw audio of the full interview with Mairead McGuinness MEP (Fine Gael, Ireland East) is available for download below. |
Interviewee: Mairead McGuinness MEP (Fine Gael, Ireland East) |
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds |
Out-words: On my watch |
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| Report Number: 1469 |
Date: 9/7/2010 |
Title: South American meat imports would have “horrible impact” on Irish beef farmers (2 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Fine Gael MEP, Mairead McGuinness, says it’s crazy to be opening up trade talks with South America when we’re trying to cut down on food miles. The EU is currently in discussions with the Mercosur countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – about concluding free trade deals. But Mairead McGuinness says it makes no sense to import the likes of beef from Argentina when Irish farmers can produce it here. |
Interviewee: Mairead McGuinness MEP (Fine Gael, Ireland East) |
Duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds |
Out-words: Very fundamental question |
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| Report Number: 1468 |
Date: 9/7/2010 |
Title: South American meat imports would have “horrible impact” on Irish beef farmers (1 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Irish beef farmers would struggle meat imports are opened up – that’s the concern of Fine Gael MEP, Mairead McGuinness. The EU decided back in May to reopen talks with South Americans countries – known as MERCOSUR – with a view of reaching a free trade agreement. Mairead McGuinness says if that happened, the impact on Irish farmers would be devastating. |
Interviewee: Mairead McGuinness MEP (Fine Gael, Ireland East) |
Duration: 0 minutes 10 seconds |
Out-words: Farmers in particular |
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| Report Number: 1467 |
Date: 8/7/2010 |
Title: EU farming budget for Ireland must be maintained says Fine Gael MEP (2 of 2) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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The funding Ireland gets from Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy must be maintained. That’s the call from Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness. Today (Thursday) the European Parliament has backed a report which sets out how MEPs see the future of the CAP. It comes ahead of a big reform of the policy over the coming years. With fears the reform could bring cuts, Mairead McGuinness says today’s report calls for the budget to be maintained. |
Interviewee: Mairead McGuinness MEP |
Duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds |
Out-words: manage that change |
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| Report Number: 1466 |
Date: 8/7/2010 |
Title: EU farming budget for Ireland must be maintained says Fine Gael MEP (1 of 2) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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The budget that Ireland gets from the EU Common Agricultural Policy must be maintained. That’s the call from Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness. It comes as the European Parliament in Strasbourg today (Thursday) backed a report about the future of the CAP. It sets out MEPs’ views ahead of a big reform of Europe’s farming policy over the next few years. With concerns that the budget could be cut, Mairead McGuinness says her main priority is to ensure that doesn’t happen. |
Interviewee: Mairead McGuinness MEP |
Duration: 0 minutes 22 seconds |
Out-words: European Union CAP |
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| Report Number: 1465 |
Date: 7/7/2010 |
Title: Raw: Too few service station on Ireland’s motorways, says South MEP (3 of 3) |
Of interest to: Ireland South |
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Following reports 1463 and 1464, raw audio of the full interview with Sean Kelly MEP (Fine Gael, Ireland South) is available for download below. |
Interviewee: Sean Kelly MEP (Fine Gael, Ireland South) |
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds |
Out-words: Restrictive and frustrating |
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| Report Number: 1464 |
Date: 7/7/2010 |
Title: Too few service station on Ireland’s motorways, says South MEP (2 of 3) |
Of interest to: Ireland South |
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Private companies should be allowed to build service stations along our motorway network, says an Ireland South MEP. Sean Kelly believes that there are just not enough places where people can safely pull over for refreshments or a rest. He believes that government cut backs have left the National Road Authority without the money to do anything about it so he wants the private sector to be allowed to act. |
Interviewee: Sean Kelly MEP (Fine Gael, Ireland South) |
Duration: 0 minutes 15 seconds |
Out-words: Simple as that |
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| Report Number: 1463 |
Date: 7/7/2010 |
Title: Too few service station on Ireland’s motorways, says South MEP (1 of 3) |
Of interest to: Ireland South |
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The number of service stations on Ireland’s motorways is woefully inadequate, says MEP, Sean Kelly. The government have spent billions expanding the network between Ireland’s major towns and cities. But Sean Kelly says that the National Road Authority have failed to provide the facilities travellers need to go with the new roads. |
Interviewee: Sean Kelly MEP (Fine Gael, Ireland South) |
Duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds |
Out-words: Or for refreshments |
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| Report Number: 1462 |
Date: 7/7/2010 |
Title: (Raw) EU set to cap bankers’ bonuses – Irish MEP welcomes vote (3 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Following reports 1460 and 1461, raw audio of the full interview with Gay Mitchell MEP (Fine Gael, Dublin) is available for download below. |
Interviewee: Gay Mitchell MEP (Fine Gael) |
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds |
Out-words: interest in this |
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| Report Number: 1461 |
Date: 7/7/2010 |
Title: EU set to cap bankers’ bonuses – Irish MEP welcomes vote (2 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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The EU looks set to cap bankers’ bonuses after a European Parliament vote this lunchtime (Wednesday) in favour of new legislation. EU governments are now expected to rubber-stamp the new rules which the European Parliament says will be some of the most strict in the world. They include a limit on upfront cash bonuses. Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell is backing the move designed to stop the high-risk, short-term bonus culture. (Note to editors: the European Parliament’s press release with more information on this can be found at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/042-77908-186-07-28-907-20100706IPR77907-05-07-2010-2010-false/default_en.htm) |
Interviewee: Gay Mitchell MEP (Fine Gael) |
Duration: 0 minutes 21 seconds |
Out-words: a cash incentive |
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| Report Number: 1460 |
Date: 7/7/2010 |
Title: EU set to cap bankers’ bonuses – Irish MEP welcomes vote (1 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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An Irish MEP is welcoming a European Parliament vote this lunchtime (Wednesday) in favour of EU legislation to cap bankers’ bonuses from 2011. Under the plans, banks will only be allowed to pay between 20 and 30 percent of bonuses upfront in cash. The rest can be clawed back if bankers’ investments don’t do well. The idea is to ensure bankers are rewarded for long-term performance rather than short-term risk-taking. Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell is welcoming the move. (Note to editors: EU governments are now expected to rubber-stamp this deal so that the new rules can come into force for January 2011.) |
Interviewee: Gay Mitchell MEP (Fine Gael) |
Duration: 0 minutes 16 seconds |
Out-words: seek to address |
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| Report Number: 1459 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: Mosney asylum seekers’ cases must be dealt with more quickly demands MEP |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Asylum seekers at the Mosney accommodation centre have to wait too long for their cases to be dealt with and the process must be sped up on humanitarian grounds. That’s the call from Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins, who visited them on Monday. Over 100 residents are currently facing re-location to hostels elsewhere. Joe Higgins says more resources and personnel are needed to deal with the cases more quickly. |
Interviewee: Joe Higgins MEP (Socialist Party) |
Duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds |
Out-words: residents in Mosney |
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| Report Number: 1458 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: No forced move for Mosney asylum seekers demands MEP |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Only asylum seekers who want to move from the Mosney accommodation centre should be asked to do so. That’s the call from Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins. It follows a visit by the Euro-MP to the site on Monday and protests by residents to try to stop over 100 people being transferred to hostels elsewhere. Joe Higgins says many of them have built up relationships at the centre and with local people and organisations which would be destroyed if they’re forced to move. |
Interviewee: Joe Higgins MEP (Socialist Party) |
Duration: 0 minutes 17 seconds |
Out-words: causing great distress |
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| Report Number: 1457 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: Raw: European Court upholds competition in Irish airlines, says de Rossa (3 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Following reports 1455 and 1456 (available at www.radioep.com) raw audio of the full interview with Proinsias de Rossa (Labour, Dublin) is available for download below. |
Interviewee: Proinsias de Rossa (Labour, Dublin) |
Duration: 2 minutes 0 seconds |
Out-words: Status of Aer Lingus |
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| Report Number: 1456 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: European Court upholds competition in Irish airlines, says de Rossa (2 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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An Dublin MEP has questioned a European court’s decision to allow Ryanair to continue to own shares in arch rival, Aer Lingus. The General Court of the European Union, part of the European Court of Justice, concluded that a merger of the two airlines should not be allowed. But Ryanair will not have to sell it’s 30 per cent stake in Aer Lingus. Labour MEP, Proinsias de Rossa, welcomed the barrier to a merger but he questions the logic of allowing Ryanair to keep its shares in its Irish competitor. |
Interviewee: Proinsias de Rossa (Labour, Dublin) |
Duration: 0 minutes 19 seconds |
Out-words: To be rational |
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| Report Number: 1455 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: European Court upholds competition in Irish airlines, says de Rossa (1 of 3) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Labour MEP, Proinsias de Rossa, says a European court made the right decision to disallow a Ryanair takeover of Aer Lingus. The General Court of the European Union, part of the European Court of Justice, concluded that a merger of the two airlines would significantly impede competition, particularly on routes from Dublin, Cork and Shannon. Proinsias de Rossa says both companies need to stay separate to give passengers value for money. |
Interviewee: Proinsias de Rossa (Labour, Dublin) |
Duration: 0 minutes 24 seconds |
Out-words: Takeover it’s competitor |
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| Report Number: 1454 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: Raw: Bus companies at risk if EU proposals get go ahead (2 of 2) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Following report 1453 (available at www.radioep.com) raw audio of the full interview with Liam Aylward MEP (Fianna Fail, East) is available for download below. |
Interviewee: Liam Aylward MEP (Fianna Fail, East) |
Duration: 1 minutes 49 seconds |
Out-words: At the present time |
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| Report Number: 1453 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: Bus companies at risk if EU proposals get go ahead (1 of 2) |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Irish MEP, Liam Aylward, fears small bus operators will go bust if EU proposals get the go ahead. MEPs in the European Parliament today backed plans for compensation to passengers delayed by more than two hours. No final EU decision has been reached on the ideas. But iy they get the go ahead, staff would also have to be trained to assist disabled passengers and vehicles would have to be made more accessible. Fianna Fail MEP, Liam Aylward, says he’s worried that the burden to make all those changes may drive small bus companies out of business. NOTE TO EDITORS: For background see bit.ly/b54JMq |
Interviewee: Liam Aylward MEP (Fianna Fail, East) |
Duration: 0 minutes 21 seconds |
Out-words: Applied across the board |
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| Report Number: 1452 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: Raw: New bus and boat rules - Jim Higgins |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Following reports 1450 and 1451 (available at www.radioep.com) raw audio of the full interview with Jim Higgins MEP (Fine Gael) is available for download below. |
Interviewee: Jim Higgins MEP (Fine Gael) |
Duration: 2 minutes 27 seconds |
Out-words: devastate rural Ireland |
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| Report Number: 1451 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: Small bus companies would be put “out of operation” if new rules passed |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Small, rural bus companies could be put out of business by new EU proposals – that’s the fear of Fine Gael MEP, Jim Higgins. Under the plans, which have gained the support of the European Parliament today, the companies would have to pay compensation for delays and lost baggage. Jim Higgins says that whilst that might be fine for the larger companies, it would be devastating for small operators. |
Interviewee: Jim Higgins MEP (Fine Gael) |
Duration: 0 minutes 23 seconds |
Out-words: Came into being |
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| Report Number: 1450 |
Date: 6/7/2010 |
Title: Irish boat passengers to get new rights |
Of interest to: All Ireland Constituencies |
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Irish boat passengers are set to benefit from new rights similar to those enjoyed when flying after a vote in the European Parliament. From 2012 boat passengers will have to be rerouted or offered compensation if their journeys are delayed by more than 90 minutes. Politicians in Strasbourg also agreed that disabled passengers should get free assistance with boarding at the ports. Fine Gael MEP, Jim Higgins, is welcoming the changes. NOTE TO EDITORS: For more details see http://bit.ly/b54JMq |
Interviewee: Jim Higgins MEP (Fine Gael) |
Duration: 0 minutes 22 seconds |
Out-words: As air passengers have |
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