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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Annual Report 2018: Discussion (17 Dec 2019)
Pat Deering: I call Deputy Pringle, who has a follow-on question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Annual Report 2018: Discussion (17 Dec 2019)
Pat Deering: Turning to a final issue, Dr. O'Mara may have mentioned labour. One of the big challenges in the years to come will be the availability of labour. Are structures being put in place by Teagasc to deal with this issue? I refer to encouraging more joined up thinking. There is plenty of labour available in the agricultural community, if it could all be harnessed together.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Annual Report 2018: Discussion (17 Dec 2019)
Pat Deering: That is a valid point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Annual Report 2018: Discussion (17 Dec 2019)
Pat Deering: There are no further questions. I thank our guests and members for attending. This is our final meeting before the recess. I wish everybody a happy, peaceful and joyous Christmas. I thank those in the secretariat for their work during the year, the communications people on my right hand side for their patience with us from time to time and everybody else connected with the committee. In...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Quality (18 Dec 2019)
Pat Deering: 305. To ask the Minister for Health if he has commissioned a study or research into the number of persons negatively impacted by NOx emissions from diesel vehicles since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53614/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Quality (18 Dec 2019)
Pat Deering: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the public health system as a result of health-related cases linked to NOx emissions from diesel vehicles since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53615/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Quality (18 Dec 2019)
Pat Deering: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of diesel NOx emissions on the public health system in terms of chronic breathing problems and related illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53616/19]