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Tue, 26 May 2015
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Ministerial Meetings
Paul Murphy
423. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his meeting with the Premier of China, Mr. Li Keqiang, and other Chinese officials, on 17 May 2015. [20477/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Beef Exports
Paul Murphy
136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the possible future effects on the reputation of Irish beef, arising from the involvement of a company (details supplied), as the first major distributor of Irish beef in America. [6680/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Trade Agreements
Paul Murphy
141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the risk of the Irish ban on hormone-treated beef being undermined by the transatlantic trade and investment partnership agreement; and his views on the quality of food standards in view of the negotiations on the agreement. [6679/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Animal Welfare
Paul Murphy
262. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the measures to protect the well-being of animals engaged in hare coursing in view of live hare coursing now being a criminal offence in the United Kingdom and much of the rest of Europe; his views on the continued practice of live hare coursing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6711/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Animal Welfare
Paul Murphy
263. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the measures undertaken by his Department, including the numbers of site visits and other inspections carried out on dog pounds run by local authorities, private institutions and charities, to ensure animals are cared for in a manner compliant with the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; his views on the matter of animal welfare standards at pounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6712/15]
Wed, 28 Jan 2015
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Animal Welfare
Paul Murphy
61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 553 to 555, inclusive, of 20 January 2015, the measures in place to ensure dogs in the care of local authorities comply with the provisions of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and are adequately cared for with appropriate accommodation and veterinary care including those put into the care of outsourced companies or institutions by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3991/15]
Thu, 22 Jan 2015
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Animal Welfare
Paul Murphy
89. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on measures taken to ensure that greyhounds bred for racing but not used for racing are not destroyed or mistreated; the number of incidents that have been investigated in 2011 to 2014, inclusive; if he will report on any investigations into destruction of identification of greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3123/15]
Thu, 11 Dec 2014
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Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
Paul Murphy
93. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the pay arrangements, including bonuses and performance-related pay, for executives of semi-State commercial bodies under the remit of his Department. [47509/14]
Thu, 11 Dec 2014
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Fish Quotas
Paul Murphy
102. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position he will take on setting fishing targets for 2015 at the Council meeting on 15-16 December 2014; his views on the achievement of the maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate in 2015 as outlined in Article 2.2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47596/14]
Thu, 6 Nov 2014
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Departmental Expenditure
Paul Murphy
109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an annual breakdown of the fees paid to recruitment and employment agencies by his Department and those agencies under its aegis. [42714/14]