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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (24 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 975. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions put in place to facilitate the live export of cattle and sheep in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38229/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (24 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 976. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage breakdown of the level of antibiotic usage on farms via compound feed compared with the physical administration of the antibiotic by a farmer or vet in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38230/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recall of Sanitiser Products: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister and his officials. I have just a few questions. I put in a parliamentary question, PQ, to the Minister asking for a copy of the test results for this sanitiser and the amount of methanol that was used in it. Unfortunately, it has not been answered. Everything but that was written about in the answer. What amount of methanol was in the product? I am not expecting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recall of Sanitiser Products: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What levels were detected? I believe 2% is the highest allowable level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recall of Sanitiser Products: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I mentioned the fact that the Department used to go through this process on a desktop and then convene a meeting of all the specialists involved. Am I right in saying that this was not achievable because of the virus?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 132. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason arrears for a person (details supplied) for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment are being deferred until January 2021; the reason the payments cannot be issued sooner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38957/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason arrears for a person (details supplied) for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment are being deferred until January 2021; the reason the payments cannot be issued sooner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38958/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason arrears for a person (details supplied) for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment are being deferred until January 2021; the reason the payments cannot be issued sooner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38959/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 135. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason arrears for a person (details supplied) for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment are being deferred until January 2021; the reason the payments cannot be issued sooner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38960/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for the working family payment by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39321/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dedicated staff deployed in the protected geographical indication, PGI, sector; the breakdown of grade structure of staff in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39357/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected geographical indication applications being dealt with by the sector; the breakdown of the starting dates of each of these applications; the number of PGI applications submitted to this section over the past five years and that have not been brought to national consultation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time the Bord Bia protected geographical indication application took to be processed to national consultation level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39359/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the competent authority regarding protected geographical indication application submissions; if the comments made by his officials after reviewing the single and specification documents of these applications are to be considered as instructions that must be followed or just as recommendations that, if followed, will increase the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 416. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason beef scheme payments for 2018 and 2019 did not issue to farmers (details supplied) when a herd number was amended to include a second name; the reason payments under BPS, ANC and so on did not issue when the herd number was amended to be held under joint names; if these missing BDGP payments will be expedited; and if he...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome and support the motion. A radical review of the whole system of pension provision is needed. One sees people who have worked and grafted hard for 50 years and who come out with €248 a week. In other sectors, workers are entitled to a pension after 30 years. We need to ensure we look after all our people and all sections of our communities. It is well known that the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 133. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the reason wet pubs are one of the last remaining industries to be allowed to reopen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39912/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 695. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of PCR tests that have been false positives; the number of cycles of amplification used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the statistics of his Department on the cause of death in Ireland in the time period March to November 2020 are different to those of the CSO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39909/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria the death of a person must meet for the cause of death to be recorded as Covid-19 despite the person having other underlying health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39910/20]