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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 322. To ask the Minister for Health when the payment issues between the HSE and contractors (details supplied) will be resolved; when the 24 additional HSE staff deployed to assist private contractors to deliver a public contract will be released from the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17423/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a unit (details supplied); the status of recent clinical assessments carried out on patients; if his Department or the HSE has made contact with one or more of the unit's patients or family members in an effort to move them to a different location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17524/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Mr. Healy for his presentation. My first question for the ICSA is on live exports. We had people before this committee who said there was a major opportunity for them in that regard, but is it sustainable to try to kill up to 40,000 cattle a week? Once farmers were at 27,000 to 30,000 a week, we were okay, but once we went over that number, there was a problem. Even allowing for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have a suggestion which may be worthwhile in trying to solve the problem. I am not on the committee and it is up to the Chairman. The 125 km distance limit for waste transport is a matter for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It may be worthwhile for this committee to make a submission to that Department on that. That is up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am just putting it out there. What is the Beef Plan Movement's position on forward contracts with retailers and developed a new brand of suckler beef? What are the views of the industry representatives on climate change and sustainability, which everyone is on about, in respect of the suckler herd and how we go forward on that? According to what they have told us, 338 feedlots produce 18...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: May I make one point which may be of benefit to the Chairman? Statistics have just been released. Brexit has been used as an excuse for many things, but our exports in the past month increased by 16%. Some people might be using Brexit as an excuse.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I was referring to statistics which came out this evening with regard to our exports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I was talking about our exports in general.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would MII be concerned if the representative figure for 338 feedlots was 17%, 18% or 19%? Regardless of site ownership, be that factory or otherwise, we are speaking about 300,000 cattle. Would MII be concerned if the 5% mentioned increased such that there would be 1,300 feedlots, regardless of ownership, producing beef?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There are between 120,000 and 130,000 farmers producing 80% of the beef. Is it not a concern that 20% can be produced by 338 entities? It must be. Regardless of how it is dressed up-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It was mentioned that the cattle being exported are fed on grass. I do not accept that 1,000 cattle on every farm are fed on grass.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Last year, it seemed that age, movements and everything else did not matter because we needed cattle. A few months ago, farmers could not get cattle slaughtered because they were over the 440 kg quota. Mr. Healy knows what I am talking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There was no problem and then, all of a shot, limits were in and factories wanted lighter carcases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Retailers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I asked one just before that about developing a new brand. Is there anything we can do to help the suckler farmers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Where is the carbon quota coming from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: So there are carbon quotas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is that inside a year?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (17 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the funding crisis facing a society (details supplied); if funding can be secured to ensure it continues to operate as normal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18067/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE acted unlawfully in extending a contract (details supplied) by invoking Article 72(1)(c) of Directive 2014/EU/24; the action he will take if the HSE acted unlawfully; if the HSE acted unlawfully, if the person responsible will be held accountable; the person or body responsible for independently monitoring the HSE in respect of these types of...