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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: What about the pork products?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: When Mr. Mackay says Irish grown does he mean that the pigs are reared in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: What about rashers coming from a pig reared in Denmark? Will that say "Produced in Ireland" if it is packed here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: I ask the witnesses to answer my final question on the credit terms.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: Can I ask a corollary to the labelling question? Do the witnesses believe there is sufficient regulation or supervision of labelling here? They have described Aldi's labelling regime and the choices they make in that regard. Do they feel that the labelling regime in general is sufficiently regulated and policed in Ireland?

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: Prior to Independence, the authorities introduced a programme under which they sponsored orchard plantations. However, one of the conditions of the programme was that growers plant a certain type of apple tree. As a result, the apple trees that had been grown since time immemorial were replaced by new strains of apples in the early years of the 20th century. This is only one example as...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: I support the amendments. Previous speakers have referred to groups that perform an important function locally. I would like to cite an example, which is both national and local. The Irish Seed Savers Association is based in my home town, Scarriff, County Clare. The organisation is well known throughout the country and, in the past, it has received funding occasionally from the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal for Invalidity Pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16725/13]

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: Is there any movement towards adopting the system of geographical area of origin for island fisheries? Is there any movement at European level towards applying for brands such as "Island caught"? I am not sure whether it is possible for fish.

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: I, too, come from a coastal community, although it is less recognised, for whatever reason. Clare does have a coastline and there are small fishing communities, which, like all small fishing communities, have suffered a great deal, particularly in places such as Quilty. I have some specific questions. Sustainability has become an increasingly important keyword in the food industry. More...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: I agree with previous speakers. I do not believe anybody in this country is not aware of the huge mortgage arrears crisis that besets us all. It feeds into the difficulties that people have with public sector pay and the negotiations on public sector pay. The great majority of people in Ireland recognise there was a bubble which has simply burst and that what went before the bubble burst...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: I wish to express my appreciation to the Minister for the spirit in which he has approached the Bill and the amendments he has made on Committee Stage and today, particularly amendment No. 25, which changed section 30 to introduce due process requirements. My question is not rhetorical. I welcome the Minister's amendment, which greatly improves the section. The obvious intention of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consular or other assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15480/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Upward-Only Rent Reviews (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Minister very much for his reply although I do not believe it added a lot to what we already knew. We were aware that there are constitutional difficulties. In his reply, the Minister stated he was afraid of the picking apart of rights enshrined in the Constitution and he questioned where this would stop. We have already re-examined the contours of rights in the Constitution....

Topical Issue Debate: Upward-Only Rent Reviews (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: I am glad to hear it but I am not so glad to hear Deputy Stanley compare himself to former Deputy Ahern-----

Topical Issue Debate: Upward-Only Rent Reviews (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: What we are talking about is a narrow change to the contours of the right to private property such that upward-only rent reviews would be deemed contrary to public policy and, therefore, unenforceable by the courts. The retail sector has the potential to provide 15,000 jobs. This was the Labour Party's assessment in advance of the last election, and that has not changed. This is still an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: Mr. Keohane indicated that below-cost selling did not make sense but the company occasionally engaged in it. Would it be fair to say that the company fairly regularly engages in below-cost selling of alcohol products? What percentage of the alcohol products sold by the company on an annual basis is sold at or below cost? What is the company's position on a minimum pricing order for...

Topical Issue Debate: Upward-Only Rent Reviews (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: I also wish to address the issue of upward-only rent reviews. Fine Gael and the Labour Party, in their pre-election manifestos, promised to tackle this issue, but they were unable to proceed with the envisaged Bill on the advice of the Attorney General. Contrary to what Deputy Dara Calleary said, Mr. Justice Charleton's decision of yesterday which I suggest he read does not question the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: Regarding Mr. Breen's justification, did he mention a 14% higher cost in Ireland over Northern Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McNamara: It is based on higher energy and wage costs.