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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (2 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average processing time for a joint jurisdiction PGI application to be approved by the Europe Union; the number of joint jurisdiction PGI applications rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (2 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of antibiotics added to rations in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 from records kept by compound feeders; the sectors those rations were designated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40611/20]

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome and support the motion. A radical review of the whole system of pension provision is needed. One sees people who have worked and grafted hard for 50 years and who come out with €248 a week. In other sectors, workers are entitled to a pension after 30 years. We need to ensure we look after all our people and all sections of our communities. It is well known that the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 133. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the reason wet pubs are one of the last remaining industries to be allowed to reopen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39912/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 695. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of PCR tests that have been false positives; the number of cycles of amplification used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the statistics of his Department on the cause of death in Ireland in the time period March to November 2020 are different to those of the CSO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39909/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria the death of a person must meet for the cause of death to be recorded as Covid-19 despite the person having other underlying health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39910/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 698. To ask the Minister for Health the number outbreaks of Covid-19 that have been identified as a direct result of gatherings in wet pubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39911/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 5% reduction of bovine livestock manure nitrogen under the beef exceptional aid measure, BEAM, scheme will be waived for participants in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the difficulties it has led to regarding the movement of livestock for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39590/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 784. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that will be put in place if the 5% reduction of bovine livestock manure nitrogen under the BEAM scheme is retained in order to help farmers meet this target; if the online system will be updated monthly to show current figures; the supports that will be made available for farmers who struggle with IT literacy; and if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister for his presentation. I will not be long. I am by no means a fishing expert. Many people watch different media reports and see ships coming here from Australia and different parts of the world, including massive fishing liners and ships that mop up more in half an hour than we would in the same time with 100 boats. Why are Ireland and the rest of the EU tolerating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: At what stage does the Department decide something is not acceptable? That is what I am trying to establish. What if the British said there would be a 50% cut to all EU vessels in their waters? At what stage would the Department reject that? Is it at 20%, 30% or 50%? When would it not accept any bigger cut to the fishing sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am asking if the Department has a bottom line that it would not accept for the fishing fleet in Ireland. What if it went below a cut of 20% or 30%? Have our Department and the Minister decided that we will not accept that or is it a case of whatever happens, happens?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Has the letter on forestry that we agreed last week been sent to the Department or to Brendan Gleeson, the Secretary General? The questions that were asked-----

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for the working family payment by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39321/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dedicated staff deployed in the protected geographical indication, PGI, sector; the breakdown of grade structure of staff in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39357/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected geographical indication applications being dealt with by the sector; the breakdown of the starting dates of each of these applications; the number of PGI applications submitted to this section over the past five years and that have not been brought to national consultation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time the Bord Bia protected geographical indication application took to be processed to national consultation level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39359/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the competent authority regarding protected geographical indication application submissions; if the comments made by his officials after reviewing the single and specification documents of these applications are to be considered as instructions that must be followed or just as recommendations that, if followed, will increase the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 416. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason beef scheme payments for 2018 and 2019 did not issue to farmers (details supplied) when a herd number was amended to include a second name; the reason payments under BPS, ANC and so on did not issue when the herd number was amended to be held under joint names; if these missing BDGP payments will be expedited; and if he...