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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Investigations Division: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: With regard to the lower grade cases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Investigations Division: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: I refer to the single farm payments and cross-compliance. Why would a member of or a team from the SIU deal with a cross-compliance issue when there are inspectors to do so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Investigations Division: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: I welcome the gentlemen. It is an issue I have been following closely for the past 18 months to two years. I am aware of a number of cases, and various concerns have been expressed by farmers in my part of the country. As previous speakers said, nobody would question the idea of having a unit in place that would protect human and animal health. That is essential, but the special...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: 351. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will get a hearing aid. [47206/14]

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: The Taoiseach may be aware of the increasing incidence of robberies in rural Ireland in recent times. One of the good initiatives taken by Deputy Mattie McGrath was to introduce the Scrap and Precious Metal Dealers Bill 2013 as a Private Members' Bill.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: The Bill started a debate on cash for gold outlets. A commitment was given that heads for the precious metals and cash dealers Bill would be drafted at some stage during the year. What is the status of that Bill and when can we expect it to be published?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (2 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: 158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for jobseeker's allowance and supplementary welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be decided, as the person concerned has no income, only child benefit, and no means. [46111/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (2 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: 404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide more orthodontists to deal with the backlog in the Carlow-Kilkenny and south Tipperary health services area; and the way he plans to reduce the current waiting list of three to four years [46110/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Dec 2014)

Pat Deering: 433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the manufacturer of the drug Fampyra has submitted a revised application to the Health Service Executive for its inclusion in the GMS and community drugs scheme; if so, the date on which it was received; and when a decision will be made by the Health Service Executive [46292/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: National Milk Agency (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: I have some supplementary questions I would like to pose. To go back to the situation in Northern Ireland, I am still at a loss to understand how processors in Northern Ireland can produce milk in the South, bring it back up North and then sell it back into the South and make money. I would like an explanation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: National Milk Agency (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: There is a lot of movement and movement costs money.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: National Milk Agency (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: While I agree with what Mr. Ó Céidigh has said, I wish to go back to the main point. At the moment we are at a figure of 29 to 30 cent per litre, which is what we were at in 1995 but costs have gone through the roof in the intervening 20 years or so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: National Milk Agency (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: I must declare a conflict of interest in that I am one of the 1,769 year-round milk producers. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Teagasc organised a very interesting conference entitled "Managing price volatility and expansion in a post-quota era" last Wednesday in the Red Cow. The buzzword for me was "volatility", because that is the way it will be in the future. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: 169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly for casual workers who complete the UP16 form which allows 60% of their earnings to be deducted from jobseeker's allowance payments in the week worked, even though salary may not be paid until the following month, in some cases reducing the jobseeker's allowance payment to nil. [45063/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: 345. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who is on a waiting list in Waterford University Hospital and St. Vincent's hospital for hip replacement surgery [45062/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: 346. To ask the Minister for Health when a radiographer will be appointed to the X-ray department in St Dymphna's Hospital, County Carlow, in view of the fact that it is almost eleven months since the incumbent retired [45064/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: 347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on paediatric physiotherapy services available in County Carlow [45065/14]

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important issue. I have been paying for water for many years and am delighted to do so. Twenty-five years ago, a mains water supply was installed from the River Slaney in my home village of Rathvilly to Carlow town, some 20 miles away. At that time, the major concern was that the river would be dry within ten years. I can assure everybody...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (18 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the proposed primary care centre for Tullow, County Carlow. [43833/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (18 Nov 2014)

Pat Deering: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the dialectal behavioural therapy or similar services available for persons who suffer borderline personality disorder; the location of these services, and the way they may be accessed [44086/14]