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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I know that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority (24 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason, after the long and detailed negotiations with the IAA employee staff panel on the rescue of the deficit in the IAA staff superannuation scheme which resulted in LCR19713 (2010), this major industrial relations agreement was misleadingly represented by the IAA to his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (24 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Limerick pilotage authority unestablished employees superannuation scheme was ever submitted by the employer to his Department; if so, if this scheme was ever approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14816/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (24 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 484. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will intervene as a matter of urgency regarding the increasing insurance costs on small businesses and reduce damages for minor injuries by 80% given that the Law Reform Commission has made it clear that direct intervention by the legislature to cap damages will be entirely constitutional subject to certain safeguards; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 951. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on issuing refunds to parents who have paid in advance for transport to schools which were shut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15849/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 1325. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a change in the vaccination programme regarding vaccination of persons who have been infected with and recovered from Covid-19 in view of the report by the Health Information and Quality Authority on post-Covid-19 infection immunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Information and Quality Authority (24 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 1333. To ask the Minister for Health if the recent report of the Health Information and Quality Authority which found that that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic started on 22 November 2020 during the second lockdown, which lasted until 1 December 2020, undermines his confidence in the efficacy of lockdowns as a means of combatting Covid-19. [13958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: 1713. To ask the Minister for Health when cardiac patients will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15196/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I meant to indicate that I wish to speak later in the meeting. I have a question on the legislation and the legislative regime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: Is there any appetite among the experts to return to the previous regime, with proper training? I appreciate there is a legal difficulty regarding the possibility of retrospective legislation, or statutory instruments that are retrospective, and whether that would comply with the EU regulation is not entirely clear. Is it absolutely necessary that vets prescribe, not from a legal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: To be clear, I am not asking Mr. Geraghty to comment on the reality of it. My question is whether, from a practical perspective, he thinks it is necessary from the perspective of achieving the objective of reducing overuse of medicines and ensuring there is not antimicrobial or antibiotic resistance. Vets drove this, although I am not suggesting any mala fides. It was the thinking at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: Antiparasitics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: What is the situation regarding dry cow antibiotics, Opticlox or stuff like that, which is used if a bullock has a pink eye, a sore eye or gets a prod in the eye when out wintering or in a feeding ring? What about medicines like that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I am quite unclear. What exactly will change as a result of the implementation of the new European Union legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Geraghty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I listened to Ms McDonagh's presentation. She said that the bank is maintaining ATMs where there would not be an alternative in the town or village concerned. Bank of Ireland has an ATM in both Kilkee and Milltown Malbay in County Clare. There may be an ATM maintained but it will no longer be an externally accessible ATM, rather it will be in a local supermarket, which obviously closes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: Before Ms McDonagh does that I might ask her a few more questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: I have one more question and Ms McDonagh can choose how she wishes to answer it. With regard to the proposed purchase of Davy by Bank of Ireland, which Ms McDonagh said is at a very preliminary stage, is she concerned that if it is purchased, it will effectively result in a windfall for the Davy 16 and that a bank, which is 14% owned by this State, will purchase a stockbroking firm, some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: When was the last time Ms McDonagh met the Governor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Michael McNamara: So not since, notwithstanding the bank's announcement that it will close 88 branches. The Governor of the Central Bank took no interest.