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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Murphy
956. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of categories (details supplied) in relation to the number of persons who have died in Garda custody, including but not limited to deaths in Garda stations, immigration detention centres and other spaces managed by An Garda Síochána between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [12934/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Murphy
957. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of categories (details supplied) of the number of persons who have died following contact with by An Garda Síochána between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [12935/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
983. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has actively sought new outlets for beef rather than live animals, in relation to live exports outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
984. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a deal was sought first for dairy/milk powder in relation to the two shipments of in-calf dairy heifers to Algeria this year. [12040/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
985. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific data on which a claim is based (details supplied); and what studies have been carried out to demonstrate that live cattle exported outside the EU impacts price. [12041/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
986. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that according to Bord Bia, 60% of the value of all cattle exported is from exports to Northern Ireland (details supplied), if a figure can be given on the value of these shipments. [12042/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Agriculture Industry
Paul Murphy
1008. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 7 February 2024, when the nitrogen level per tonne of chicken litter was changed; whether and how this change has been communicated to farmers; and the implications this change has. [12271/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
1010. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the welfare status and location of a 20-month-old greyhound (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12302/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
1011. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of matings in the greyhound racing and coursing industries that involved surgical artificial insemination in each of the years 2019 to 2023, in tabular form; the number of those matings that involved the use of semen obtained from a sire deceased at the time the surgical artificial insemination occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12306/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
1012. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any adverse analytical findings for prohibited or illicit substances were detected in samples taken from greyhounds during a 2023 competition (details supplied) from 28 October 2023 to 25 November 2023 at Limerick Greyhound track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12307/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Pigmeat Sector
Paul Murphy
1021. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on revelations during the week in relation to pig farming (details supplied), and how he will respond to this. [12513/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
1059. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the master's confidential report is missing for the first shipment of in-calf heifers that left Waterford for Algeria on 4 January 2024 in livestock vessel Finola M. [13144/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
1060. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the master's confidential report (details supplied) was returned by the captain of the vessel within seven days of arrival at the destination port, as set out in Regulation 20 of the Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulation SI 356 of 2016. [13145/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
1061. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the master's confidential report document (details supplied) was returned by the captain, the reason it cannot be located. [13146/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
1062. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to retrieve or locate a document (details supplied). [13147/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
1063. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a document (details supplied) was not returned by the captain, what steps will be taken to initiate a prosecution under section 36 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if the certificate of approval for the Finola M will be revoked due to the non-compliance with Regulation 20 of the Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulations. [13148/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Live Exports
Paul Murphy
1064. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of heifers that became sick or injured during a journey (details supplied); the number that died; and how many were unloaded from the vessel. [13149/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Pigmeat Sector
Paul Murphy
1065. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he shares animal rights activist concerns that the EC Pig Directive is routinely breached not only by almost all pig farmers but also by Teagasc, the national agriculture and food industry research, advisory and training body, which is largely funded by the Government; his views on whether the issue is not just tail docking, pigs are not being provided with adequate enrichment, which is a major risk factor in tail biting; what actions will be taken to ensure compliance with the Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13173/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Pigmeat Sector
Paul Murphy
1067. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all antibiotic usage data in relation to pig farms in Ireland, broken down by farming system, for example intensive indoor pig farms, organic outdoor, from January 2020 - January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13185/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Disability Services
Paul Murphy
1157. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the HSE, CDNTs and CHOs do not employ behavioural therapists. [12497/24]