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Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Joe O'Brien
1518. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if greyhound racing will be permitted to continue to take place at level 5 of the national framework for living with Covid-19; the rationale for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32779/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Pigmeat Sector
Joe O'Brien
1540. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a record of premature deaths in the pig industry is not kept by his Department; the number of inspections that are typically made to each pig farm per annum; if these are unannounced visits; and the reason there are no figures available for the age of pigs which are exported live. [33681/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Pigmeat Sector
Joe O'Brien
1541. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of a typical course of antibiotics on a typical pig farm; the illnesses that these medications are designed to either treat or prevent; the comparative figure in percentage terms of antibiotic use within a free range or organic pig farm as opposed to a factory farm; the specific animal welfare interventions that are in place to improve overall animal health and thereby reduce the need to use antibiotics; the reason antibiotic use data has been received from only 121 herds of interest out of approximately 350 that are required to submit data; and the penalties that exist for producers that fail to submit this data. [33682/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Agriculture Industry
Joe O'Brien
1542. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he will put in place to support the development of a high-welfare, outdoor-reared pig and poultry sector as set out in the programme for Government; the timeline on such developments; the expected outcomes in terms of animal welfare; the amount in percentage terms that the pig industry contributes to greenhouse emissions; and if the measurement takes into account imported feed. [33683/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Animal Feedstuffs
Joe O'Brien
1543. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plastic fragments are permitted in animal feed; the percentage of plastic that is in animal feed; his plans to introduce regulations to ensure all plastic is removed from animal feed; and his views on the health implications of ingesting plastic for both animals and humans that consume the meat from these animals. [33684/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe O'Brien
60. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if travel agents will be eligible to apply to the recently announced CRSS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32182/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joe O'Brien
61. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if businesses in the events, exhibition and conference industries will be eligible to apply for the recently announced CRSS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32183/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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Irish Aid
Joe O'Brien
86. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in northern Sudan which is a consequence of recent flooding; if the State has plans to render humanitarian relief via Irish Aid to the effected flood victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32181/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Joe O'Brien
107. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the status of efforts to secure a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32241/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Pigmeat Sector
Joe O'Brien
781. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of sows in the intensive pig sector here that die prematurely or have to be put down prematurely due to sickness or other causes. [31032/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Pigmeat Sector
Joe O'Brien
782. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason sows are prematurely euthanised; and the percentage for each reason stated. [31033/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Pigmeat Sector
Joe O'Brien
783. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason sows die prematurely; if statistical data is recorded and kept by his Department on these premature deaths; and the measures being put in place to prevent premature death in sows in the intensive system. [31034/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Pigmeat Sector
Joe O'Brien
784. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department plans to take during the lifetime of this Government to reduce the emissions from the intensive pig industry; and if he will provide financial and other supports to assist and enable existing piggeries to convert to an extensive system of pig production in view of the overall policy to reduce CO2 emissions. [31035/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Trade Missions
Joe O'Brien
75. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of trade or related missions to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain since 2016 in cases in which at least one official or Minister from his Department attended. [30717/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Human Rights
Joe O'Brien
155. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain; his plans to raise these issues as part of membership of the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30718/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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School Enrolments
Joe O'Brien
173. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils in primary schools in the Malahide, Portmarnock and Kinsealy areas; the number of pupils in post-primary schools in the same areas; her plans to expand the number of primary and post-primary places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30651/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Joe O'Brien
195. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education her plans to reduce class sizes as outlined in the programme for Government; and if there are additional allocations in budget 2021 to progress the reduction of class sizes. [30809/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Joe O'Brien
196. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education her plans to invest in special needs assistants as committed to in the programme for Government; and if there have been allocations in budget 2021 to progress this aim. [30810/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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National Educational Psychological Service
Joe O'Brien
197. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the capacity of the NEPS; and if there were additional allocations in budget 2021 to progress same. [30812/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Joe O'Brien
198. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure that all primary school children have adequate IT access in order that they can avail of home-based or blended learning should the Covid-19 pandemic require a further closure of schools. [30813/20]