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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Retail Sector: Discussion with RGDATA and Retail Ireland (5 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: On the milk issue, I am one of those soldiers. I also declare an interest in that I am a Glanbia shareholder. Therefore, I could spend a week discussing the matter with the delegates. It never ceases to amaze me that, no matter what supermarket one goes into, whether it is supplied by Musgrave or otherwise, one will never see the same price displayed for a carton of milk. I will get the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Retail Sector: Discussion with RGDATA and Retail Ireland (5 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: I was just using it as an example.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Retail Sector: Discussion with RGDATA and Retail Ireland (5 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: I am somewhat amazed that a code of practice is not in place. As previous speakers pointed out, there are numerous examples of instances which highlight the need for such a code. Like Deputy Thomas Pringle, I am of the view that a statutory code would be better than a voluntary one. A statutory code would have more teeth. In the case of a voluntary code, opt-in and opt-out clauses might...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Vaccination Programme (6 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693, if he will meet the narcolepsy support group; and the date on which he will roll out the support package promised in early 2012 [11782/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if both the principals and deputy principals' allowances are based on the maximum number of teachers based in their school, irrespective of their current staff numbers; the number of schools both primary and post-primary in which such a scenario exists; if he will provide a breakdown of the additional costings associated with same; and his plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle in-patient and day case waiting lists in St Luke’s General Hospital, County Kilkenny; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle in-patient and day case waiting lists for children in St Luke’s General Hospital, County Kilkenny; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14309/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (20 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the proposed new mobility grant alternative; the disability organisations that are being consulted; if the new proposal will be in place by 1 July; if current holders have to reapply or will their existing certificates be accepted in the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13640/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. The witness said there should be a voluntary code of practice and she would prefer to go down the European road. I understand the Musgrave Group is part of a European organisation that deals directly with various countries and complies with the United Kingdom code of practice. The United Kingdom put a new independent adjudicator in place in January...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: I have a question on milk, which is a matter of interest to me. Ms Clancy mentioned this briefly. She said that seven different processors supply milk to the different stores. Something that intrigues me is that I could go into a SuperValu store five miles on either side of where I live and pay a different price for the same milk coming from the same dairy, be it Glanbia or Dairygold. How...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: I welcome the deputation from Tesco. I seek more detail on Tesco's relationship with its suppliers. If I want to supply vegetables to Tesco tomorrow, how do I go about it? Do I need to pay money upfront? Do I need to get onto a list and if so will that cost me substantially? The presentation mentioned Food Harvest 2020, which is a very ambitious plan to improve our production over a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: The question I asked initially was how a supplier could get products onto Tesco's shelves, whether the store is in Dublin, Dún Laoghaire or Donegal. What is the procedure that a supplier would have to go through to get a product to the shelf? Is there a cost? If there is a cost and in the context of Food Harvest 2020, it would have a knock-on effect on producers being able to achieve...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: If a supplier has the quality of product that Mr. Keohane seeks, what process would then be followed? Is there a cost to the supplier?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: Has there ever been a cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: There is no up-front cost.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Redundancy Payments (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to engage in further discussions with Irish Bank Resolution Corporation employees regarding redundancy payments. [15459/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has finalised all negotiation with unions with regard to Croke Park 2, or if he intends re-engaging with those who removed themselves from the talks. [15439/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Refurbishment (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of property maintenance of Garda stations owned the Office of Public Works on a station basis for 2012. [15442/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used to determine which unfinished housing estates will be exempt from the local property tax. [15433/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (27 Mar 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all houses in the unfinished estates listed are exempt from the local property tax. [15434/13]