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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason underage soccer players have been advised that they are unable to return to training and matches while in level 3 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42919/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 643. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the products on the Biocidal Product Registers which do not meet the WHO minimum standard for efficacy, particularly regarding the levels of ethanol and other alcohols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42851/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 644. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the personnel who carry out a desktop review of products for entry onto the Biocidal Product Registers are sufficiently qualified and experienced in chemistry and regulatory techniques and procedures; if they are appropriately competent in interpreting the safety data sheets for the active ingredient, co-formulants and impurity...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 645. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s senior agricultural inspectors and, or professionally qualified evaluators are reviewing the approval of products currently on the Biocidal Product Registers while working from home; if not, the reason; the possible adverse consequences of same and danger to the public; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 646. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the methods of analysis used to test and evaluate the products on the Biocidal Product Registers; if an appropriate surveillance schedule is in place to conform with best practice and established standards; if such procedures were and are in place; the reason his Department failed to identify the defective and substandard hand...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 647. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the attention of the professional personnel in his Department was drawn to a red flag warning which was widely reported in toxicology and regulatory circles and raised by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States of America earlier in summer 2020, detailing serious concerns regarding high methanol levels in some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 648. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within his Department that have a flock or herd number registered in their name; the number of these staff that have received permission to represent themselves as flock or herd number holders on issues with his Department; the number of staff that are members of, or affiliated to, a farm organisation; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 649. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farmers are expected to meet the 5% reduction target as part of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure, BEAM, scheme when the nitrates updates are only updated the month prior and figures are only available up until the end of October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42857/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. I have a few questions for both organisations. The two organisations have been in at the task force. When they were working on the task force, was Northern Ireland being brought in to protected geographical indication status discussed? What is in return for that? Do the organisations have any agreement? Did they look for the nomad cattle rule...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. This might be outside what people are talking about in terms of grain for cattle but my understanding is that most of our grain for bakeries is imported. What is the position on that? I am aware that some of it comes from Canada. I believe it is mixed in England with some of the British grain. I have numerous questions for the Bord...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I will remind Ms McCarthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Was clearance given for slaughtering cattle in Northern Ireland last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Clearance was not given to any factory.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The number of live exports is all I want.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is three trade missions in the past three or four years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How many would we have had for slaughtering beef? I am referring to dead cattle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The delegates can come back to me on that and on the tonnage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Regarding the English market for Irish beef, what have we moved in the past four or five years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: So the gain over five years has been only 6% or 7%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It was said here just a week ago by the processors that most of the beef going to the UK is mince. Is that correct? Is the mince market the highest paying?