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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: 524. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an MRI at Waterford University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44573/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: 525. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for an operation. [44574/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: 583. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new building for a centre (details supplied) for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44790/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: I welcome members and witnesses. Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to make sure their mobile phones are turned off. Apologies have been received from Senator Michelle Mulherin. We are meeting today to discuss unfair trading practices. I welcome Ms Christine Tacon, the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator, and thank her for coming before the committee today to update us on her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: Unfortunately, a vote has been called in the Dáil and we will have to suspend briefly. We all know we are duty-bound to vote in the current climate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: I ask Ms Tacon to now answer Deputy McConalogue's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: Sorry to cut across you but is there a base from which you start off, from which you add or subtract, depending on the level of compliance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: Thank you very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: Thank you. I call Deputy Stanley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: On the relationship between the adjudicator and the supplier, the committee has done much work in this area and would have seen a reluctance on the part of suppliers to come forward with evidence and information for fear that they might lose out on business and so on. How has that relationship worked in the adjudicator's sector and has the situation improved since her office opened in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: In terms of beef, we export 90% of what we produce. Of that 90%, half goes to the UK, which has an indirect impact on what we are talking about here. The supermarkets with which Ms Tacon is dealing see a lot of our beef products. Somebody along that supply chain is making a lot of money out of the process in comparison with the primary producer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: That would not be the perception over here anyway. Deputy Corcoran Kennedy is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank Ms Tacon for her presence today. It has been a very informative discussion and will enlighten further conversations we have as we go forward. We are in the process of addressing unfair trading practices that have been passed on from the EU. That will feed into our discussions over the next number of weeks and months. The discussions today have been very useful. I again thank the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (6 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: 46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the built heritage investment scheme and historic structures fund for 2019 and 2020; the level of interest in both schemes in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45364/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (6 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: 57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that has been provided to arts and culture centres in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the capital investment that will be available in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45365/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (7 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: 166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the provision of an independent sectoral regulator in the beef and retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45798/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: 317. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be seen in the gastroenterology clinic of St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny. [46117/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Concerning Greyhound Industry: Bord na gCon (12 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: I remind members and witnesses to ensure that mobile phones are completely turned off. We are here to get an update on plans to improve the health and welfare of greyhounds, as a follow-up to a previous appearance before the committee last July. I welcome from Bord na gCon, Mr. Nyhan, the chairman, Mr. Gerard Dollard, the chief executive officer, Mr. Denis Healy, the veterinary director,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Concerning Greyhound Industry: Bord na gCon (12 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Nyhan for his presentation. I first call Deputy Cahill to put his questions, to be followed by Deputies Stanley and Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Concerning Greyhound Industry: Bord na gCon (12 Nov 2019)

Pat Deering: With the agreement of the committee, I will allow the witnesses to respond to the issues raised by Deputy Cahill, following which I will call other members. Is that agreed? Agreed.