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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: Ms King's affiliate organisations in unions represent workers across a wide variety of areas. How would she compare the State resources put into inspecting meat plants with the State resources put in to inspecting the hospitality sector, including Fáilte Ireland, the Garda Síochána, etc.?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: Mr. Ennis mentioned the scope section in the Department. Will he explain briefly what that section is, how it is resourced and how its resourcing compares with that provided for the investigation of social welfare fraud?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank all the witnesses for attending and apologise for slightly exceeding the time.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I welcome the witnesses from the Department of Agriculture and the Marine, the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, Meat Industry Ireland and Food Drink Ireland. The witnesses are participating remotely from Committee Room 2. From the Department of Agriculture and the Marine, we have Mr. Michael Sheahan, deputy chief veterinary officer, and Ms Maria Dunne, head of milk and meat policy...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I have to ask Mr. Sheahan to conclude and we will move on to the next speaker. I am sorry but we are constrained in the context of the time available. I call Dr. McGuinness from the HSA. I ask her to confine her opening statement to five minutes. I will stop her in five minutes because I have to allow sufficient time for questions and answers.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Dr. McGuinness. I welcome Mr. Carroll back to the committee. I ask him to make his opening statement and to confine it to five minutes, please.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Kelly for his presentation and for sticking to the time allocated.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I doubt there will be time for all of the answers. Does the Deputy wish to nominate someone?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: The remainder of the answer will have to be provided in writing as I must move on to the next speaker. I apologise but we have a maximum of two hours and I want to get in everybody.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: Unless someone is giving Deputy Durkan time I am afraid that I must move on to the next speaker.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: If the witness wishes to respond perhaps he can do so at a later slot. I am very sorry but I must try to bring in everyone. I know it is not a perfect way to do things but I need to limit the sessions to two hours. I am sorry. Is the next speaker from Fianna Fáil?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: Are the Deputies taking five minutes each?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: With everyone taking the five minutes I will go back to Fianna Fáil and then go around again with five minutes each.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: The Deputy can, but they will not have time to answer it.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank the Deputy, but he could have made that charge a little earlier.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: The Deputy's time is up.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: If Mr. Healy wishes to reply to that, he can respond to Deputy Carthy's colleague.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I call Deputy Carroll MacNeill, who has five minutes.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Carroll MacNeill.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants (13 Aug 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Carroll MacNeill and Dr. McGuinness. Dr. McGuinness can come back to this later, if she wishes to do so. The next speaker, Deputy Matthews, is from the Green Party.