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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: Is the EPA happy with how they are operating at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: It sounds like there has been a pattern over a number of years. What other measures did North Cork Creameries have to take over the years to comply with the EPA's enforcement actions? Did they undertake those actions willingly and in a timely fashion? How would the EPA rate their general responsiveness?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: Did it take a lot of perseverance on the part of the EPA to get those actions undertaken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: Has the EPA ever revoked the licence of a creamery or large dairy plant?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: The interagency report notes that North Cork Creameries failed to test wastewater treatment plant samples taken on 5 August and 6 August as required as a condition of their discharge licence. What explanation did they give for this? Is this omission unusual for North Cork Creameries? It sounds like the EPA is on site quite a lot and monitoring operations closely. Was this an anomaly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: Would 5 August and 6 August be fairly anomalous in terms of what they were reporting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: I invite the agencies to respond to the very strong points made by Mr. Arnold of Killavullen Angling Club in his opening statement about the delays to investigations and the gaps in the conclusions that resulted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: I ask the various agencies for their response to the points Mr. Arnold of Killavullen Angling Club made in his opening statement about the delays that occurred and the disjointed nature of the overall investigation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: On what percentage of the days when they were meant to produce that data did they not do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: Dr. Ryan emphasised the lack of a causal link between North Cork Creameries and the Blackwater fish kill. He referred to some conjecture in the public domain about culpability. He appeared to be responding to that. As a neutral enforcement agency, I find it unusual that the EPA would be at pains to rule out the involvement of an entity in a case of such seriousness, which is still very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: In the previous round, I asked how close North Cork Creameries had got to indictment, which is where the threshold for very serious penalties is met, as a result of its regulatory breaches. Dr. Ryan said that he did not want to prejudice any possible future prosecutions. My question was about previous non-compliance rather than current regulatory proceedings, however. Can that question be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: Has the EPA ever got to the point of imposing very serious penalties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: I am referring to North Cork Creameries in particular.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: In my final question of the previous round, I made reference to the points made by Conor Arnold of Killavullen Angling Club. He expressed the opinion of many anglers and other members of the community that the investigation was disjointed, delayed and deeply flawed. The responses from all of the agencies here suggest that they all acted in a timely and appropriate fashion. It sounds like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: In the context of his concrete actions, is there anything Mr. Fox would have done differently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: May I just the EPA if it would do anything differently?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Regulations (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: 701. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 17 September 2025, if he will list all the domestic and international stakeholders that his Department has engaged since 2022, and continues to engage, in relation to the EU's new chat control legislation, the Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse. [51592/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: 843. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase the weekly income threshold/means test for persons applying for a medical card aged over 70 years old, to keep in line with the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51214/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: 884. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the resource needs of Ukrainian organisations in Ireland working on mental health support; if she will consider multi-annual funding mechanisms to ensure continuity and sustainability of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51572/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: 907. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for additional post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the south west, in line with the programme for Government commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51896/25]