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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: Not in any detail?

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: Mr. Coughlan mentioned his organisation's not-for-profit, registered charity status and so on. Do any of its staff members, including the witnesses, enjoy pay based on the number of customers, performance or profit?

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: Or incentives based on customer numbers?

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: To be clear, is it correct that ICBF management and staff have no financial gain out of this, and are working only for the common good in improving genetic merit?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Minister of State for the clarification. I would welcome further clarification but I appreciate that I cannot get it today. The Minister of State provided a lot of information. Am I correct in believing that a maximum of €540 million to be provided will be provided from the motor tax fund? If this is correct, is it in addition to €399 million which the Minister of...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: Is the Deputy having fun?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: I have a question on the proposed amendment of section 16 of the Finance (Excise Duties)(Vehicles) Act 1952. Although there is no mention of documentation in the Act, there is a proposal in section 17(3)(a)(d) regarding “any documentation required to support a claim for a particular rate of duty”. While I appreciate that this is technically part of the previous section that...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Michael McNamara: Given that there will be no Committee Stage, the Minister of State would agree we need to get as much information as possible. The Minister of State read out what the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan read out on Committee Stage. She said her amendments would be brought through on Report Stage, and this is one of them. This is our only opportunity to discuss it. Given that there is no...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: 201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26313/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: 357. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be an opportunity to make submissions to her on the recommendations put forward by the working group, before the recommendations are considered by her and approved by the Cabinet, on the protection process and the direct provision system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25851/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: 358. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date the working group report on improvements to the protection process and the direct provision system is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25852/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: 470. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of plans to curtail surgery at Ennis General Hospital in County Clare, to address a funding shortfall due to an overspend elsewhere in the University of Limerick hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26306/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: 164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary care allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24680/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Galway [25007/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: I agree with almost everything Deputy Barry said, but I note that he said nobody stays in farming unless they are making a profit and nobody would expect them to. There are a fair few farmers in the beef sector who are not making much of a profit other than what they are getting in direct payments. Many of the processors expect them to stay in the sector, and their business model is built...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: I asked a similar question earlier. How can a participant be certain, when it comes to having the 50%, that the replacement cows and bull are four or five stars? As Deputy Fitzmaurice pointed out, one could start off with a four- or five-star bull but end up with a two-star bull, notwithstanding one's best efforts. How can one be certain about star ratings? How does a new entrant into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: Is Mr. Gleeson saying that if a farmer buys a four-star bull now and in six years' time the bull is a two-star bull, the fact that the farmer bought him as a four-star animal is sufficient to satisfy the criteria? It does not matter that the animal is now down to two stars?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: That is one half.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: What can the Department do to be certain? Mr. Gleeson has explained about the bulls. A farmer buys a four-star bull and he remains eligible if he is still in the farmer's herd in six years' time. Is it the same with heifers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Michael McNamara: Or purchase?