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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the investigations that have been carried out regarding outbreaks of Covid-19 in meat processing plants since August 2020; if he will provide all documentation associated with the investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 249. To ask the Minister for Health if options have been explored for the capturing of place of work information from all positive cases of Covid-19 in meat processing plants; if a decision has been made on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 250. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been instances whereby meat processing plants have not alerted public health if they are informed of or suspect cases of Covid-19 among the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 251. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational health and translation services have been contracted by all meat processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Veterinary Inspection Service (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the role Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine veterinary officials play in meat processing plants with regard to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 253. To ask the Minister for Health if updates requested by the National Outbreak Control Team, NOCT, from the Netherlands and Germany regarding their Covid-19 outbreak investigations have been received; if he will provide such updates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39106/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources taken since July 2020 to ensure it is always possible to convene an outbreak control team for each individual outbreak of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39107/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 255. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes to the composition of outbreak control teams since July 2020 to ensure a broader multi-agency membership; the detail of such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39108/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Information and Quality Authority (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unannounced HIQA inspections carried out in meat processing plants since July 2020; the locations and dates of these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39109/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental sampling carried out in meat processing plants in which an outbreak of Covid-19 has occurred since July 2020; the results of such sampling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39104/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the retrospective environmental investigation that has been carried out to further explore the potential underlying reasons for outbreaks of Covid-19 associated with meat processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39105/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the application for protected geographical indication, PGI, status of Irish grass-fed beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39110/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct An Bord Bia to ensure that any PGI status application for beef includes criteria that are applicable on an all-Ireland basis, given recent developments with regard to the PGI application for Irish grass-fed beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39111/20]

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: On 8 February, when voters went to the polls, a large proportion of them voted for a new direction. They voted for a new direction in housing policy. They voted for universal healthcare. They voted for the age of retirement to be maintained at 65. Above all, they voted for change. Part of that change undoubtedly meant a break from the old, stale insider politics that defined successive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for implementing the European Commission REACH Committee’s regulation that would ban the use of lead gunshot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31221/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the tenant purchase scheme. [38404/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 605. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all management and staff within direct provision centres require Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38411/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 725. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the planned timeline for delivering the ability to apply for driver licences and bank accounts for persons resident in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38410/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for making himself available. I, too, wish to put on the record that I absolutely recognise the value of horse racing and greyhound racing and those sectors to our regions and to many parts of the rural economy that are barren of many other economic stimuli. That does not necessarily mean we should say blank cheques should simply be offered to any organisation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I would have thought for a Minister that it would not have been a strange concept that one could support a sector but ensure accountability for the moneys spent.