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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (3 May 2023)

Michael McNamara: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to recruit extra doctors for a company (details supplied) in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20484/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (3 May 2023)

Michael McNamara: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when moneys owing for approved actions carried out in 2022 by farmers as part of the Hen Harrier Project in breeding Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas, as agreed with his Department, will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20615/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 May 2023)

Michael McNamara: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time there has been no paediatric neurologist at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20342/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 May 2023)

Michael McNamara: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the services that have been provided to patients in need of paediatric neurology care at UHL in the past 12 months; the person or body that is clinically responsible for the care of such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20344/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 May 2023)

Michael McNamara: 400. To ask the Minister for Health when a paediatric neurologist will commence seeing patients at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20345/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 May 2023)

Michael McNamara: 398. To ask the Minister for Health when the position of paediatric neurologist was advertised at UHL in the past 12 months; the steps that have been taken in the past 12 months to fill the position of paediatric consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20343/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 May 2023)

Michael McNamara: 452. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 28 March 2023, the reason for the delay in issuing a response (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20599/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: I accept the Minister's bona fides and that he genuinely believes that it is morally and strategically imperative for us to participate. I accepted that at the outset and that is not what I am questioning. What I am questioning is our own constitutional requirement that any international agreement that imposes a charge on public funds be approved by the Dáil, as well as any...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: There is not a separate vote in this House on spending money in Ukraine or on the peace facility, to the best of my knowledge, but if there is, then I am interested in hearing more. I am also interested in hearing more on the justification provided by the Minister on the common defence policy.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: I accept that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: I agree that is wrong and indefensible.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the European Council meetings at which Ireland agreed to participate in, and fund, the European Peace Facility and the EU military assistance mission in support of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19794/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: Will the Tánaiste outline the European Council meetings at which Ireland agreed to participate in and fund the European Peace Facility and the EU military assistance mission in support of Ukraine?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: Those agreements are, of course, not necessitated by membership of the European Union because we have an opt-out, but that does not mean we cannot opt in, in the same way that we opted out of the temporary protection directive and then subsequently opted in, with the approval of the Dáil. In reply to a previous parliamentary question, the Tánaiste told me it is anticipated we will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: Gabh mo leithscéal.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: I move amendment No. 6: In page 9, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1)and (2), the Minister may make regulation requiring any or all of the following: (a) Meat processing plants may be required to report to the regulator on each designated reporting day with the following information for each cattle type: ...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: It bodes badly for the new regulator if the only reason the Minister has given for the watering-down in 2021 of the protections contained in the 2016 regulations is that the 2021 regulations were being made pursuant to the unfair trading practices directive of the European Union, which subsequently came into effect, rather than by the then enterprise Minister pursuant to a groceries Act of...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: I do not wish to speak any further to the amendment save to the correct the record of the Dáil. The new, watered-down amendments in 2021 were not made by the then Minister of State, Deputy Troy, as I previously said. As Minister of State, he did repeal the regulations by the then Minister, Deputy Bruton, but the new, watered-down regulations were, in fact, made by the Minister, Deputy...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1)and (2), the following unfair commercial practices in the sale of the agricultural and food products may be prohibited by regulation: (a) deferrals of payment of agricultural or food products that exceed 30 days or other reasonable time...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Michael McNamara: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: " "reporting day" means a day on which— (a) a meat processing plant conducts business regarding livestock committed to the meat processing plant, or livestock purchased, sold, or slaughtered by the meat processing plant, (b) the Minister is required to make information concerning the business...