Results 521-540 of 1,062,718 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Joan Collins OR speaker:Brian Stanley OR speaker:Catherine Murphy OR speaker:John Lahart OR speaker:Cathal Crowe) in 'Committee meetings'
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: This is my constituency so I am aware of it. I am wondering what the status of the premises is at this point. Can we write back and ask for that? On page 3, point No. 6 states that following the Department's determination, the carcases must be destroyed as a result of unsatisfactory food chain information. It goes on to say that the Department issued a food fraud notification on 20 June...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: As I recall, a number of the Deputy's constituents made several complaints.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: I think she said five complaints. I talked to several. They talked about animals in the last throes. They have deep concerns about it. I am not convinced that we are getting to the bottom of this at all. There is the traceability issue, as the Chair raised. The Department says it is putting something in place. We need a timeline on that. Regarding Shannonside, my understanding was...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: I think the answer is that conventional slaughterhouses and other facilities for slaughtering animals were being used where a horse had to be put down. One of those facilities was engaged in doing that on a temporary basis. We can ask for an update on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: If a horse is injured in a racing yard and has to be put down, in most situations, that will happen on site. In most cases, they will not go elsewhere. It is probably the non-racing ones that we are looking at here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: The reason I raise the traceability issue is that my understanding is that all horses in the State are microchipped, or are supposed to be. Many of these are coming from within the horseracing sector, so one would think they would be microchipped. The Department needs to say why they are not. If one is putting in place a microchip system, it is a bit like having car tax without having a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Does the Chair remember that in the programme, they were talking about double chips and every horse having a chip? Every horse has a chip and passports are required for horses moving around. Maybe it is just within the racing area. I do not know why you would export them otherwise. I cannot understand why the traceability issue is such a big one.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: I am inclined to figure out what has happened here. Surely the microchip and passport system would say who the owner is and give their address. It is not as if it is 20 horses. It is 20,000 that have gone and my understanding is that we do not know where. It does not appear there is database. What progress has been made on putting one in place? Why is there not a database in place?...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: We need to get the Ann and Barry version of this with regard to what is in place, where the deficiency is and what the Department is trying to do to now.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is the nub and crooks of it. The Deputy had a question as well as on what slaughtering facilities are being used now. We will ask about that as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: No. R2832 was received from the Office of the Chairman of the OPW and is dated 30 September. It is a response to the committee's invitation for a meeting on 28 October 2024. I want to briefly mention that at last week's meeting, it was agreed in private session to schedule a meeting with the OPW on 8 October. The OPW has come back in the meantime and has said the date is not suitable as it...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: I propose that we proceed with the meeting with the OPW on 22 October. Is that agreed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Is that the earliest we can have the meeting?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: It is.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: The Deputy might recall the previous correspondence where the OPW said it had engagements and multi-stakeholder meetings and could not extrapolate itself from these too easily. Hopefully, we will still be here. It is on 22 October and it is agreed. That concludes consideration of correspondence for today. We will move on to the work programme. A draft work programme discussion document...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2024)
Brian Stanley: We will endeavour to do that. Bear in mind that on Tuesday, 22 October, it looks like we will have that meeting with the OPW. On Thursday, 24 October, the same week, we will engage with the Health Service Executive regarding the 2023 financial statements. Specific areas of interest flagged for this meeting will include the roll-out of integrated financial management system, IFMS,...