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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (15 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: 154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gross income of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation Society Limited in 2014; if that information was provided to the Charities Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29496/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (15 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: 155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total expenditure of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation Society Limited in 2014; if that information was provided to the Charities Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29497/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (15 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will negotiate with a representative body, the National Association of General Practitioners, on future general practitioner contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29273/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (15 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place by his Department for negotiating with the National Association of General Practitioners; the rationale behind the procedures or lack thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29274/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (14 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: I welcome the Minister's commitment to ensuring these services at Raheen and Regina House community nursing units open as soon as possible. There is a further problem, however, for people who receive these services. Some of these people would also hope to receive home help at some point. There is an incredible disparity in the distribution of home help hours in the mid-west. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (14 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: I will not reiterate what my constituency colleague has said, except to say there is significant distress because of this issue, caused not just by the announcement but also by its nature. This is not the first time we have had such an announcement. In this forum I raised the issue of the closure of a ward in St. Joseph's Hospital in Ennis, a facility which also treats elderly people. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Valuation Office (14 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: 439. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the merging of the Valuation office with Ordnance Survey Ireland and the Property Registration Authority is going ahead; if a regional office will remain in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29265/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (14 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the average number of home help hours provided to persons over 65 years of age in County Clare, in County Limerick and in the north Tipperary area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28494/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: I am struck by the parallels between this matter and that of forestry, and the work that was done with regard to time limits on the Forestry Bill 2013, which came before this committee. It is fair to say that there was not broad agreement on what kind of forestry we should have in Ireland and what was environmentally sustainable as regards forestry, but it was agreed that if one wanted to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: Perhaps Mr. Flynn might address the issue of labelling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: In the context of place of origin and Protected Geographical Indication, PGI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: What is being done by State agencies to support, develop and drive the market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: On the question of being 30 years ahead or 30 years behind, we were once pretty advanced with regard to having a huge fishery. Reference was made to the hatchery on Lough Allen. There is a potentially very big fishery in State ownership at present at Parteen Weir, the Shannon hatchery. Very little is being done with it. Have the witnesses any views on whether more could or should be done...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: It was.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: Just to differentiate, as Mr. Ewing was very critical of the labelling of finfish.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (7 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: 526. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a directive will be given to local authorities to provide sick pay where appropriate for a period in excess of six months to employees paying pay related social insurance D1 contributions, as this is an existing anomaly in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27204/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: I wish to develop a little on what my colleagues, Deputies Willie Penrose and Pat Deering, asked. What exactly is the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, ICBF? Who owns it? What is its structure? Is it a not-for-profit organisation or a charity, which would mean all assets have to be distributed to other non-profit organisations in the event of a dissolution? While Mr. Coughlan stated there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: I am quite relieved by what has been said that it is a not-for-profit body but is a co-operative structure, and it is a charity so that in the event of a disposal any assets built up would have to go to other charities. That is a very important safeguard but staff-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: Yes, I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: I thank the witnesses for the reassuring answers to the questions, but there were two or three specific questions to which I would like a response. Was the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation privy to the negotiations between the Department and the Commission?