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Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I hear the points made by the Minister. Only for the fact I know a little about this, I would almost believe him. The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, indicated that it is €15 per 1,000 litres for the average farmer. I did not talk about the average farmer. I spoke about the farmer with the family farm. I am not worried about the €15. What worries me is that if the farmer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...us about how there were goals for 2025 and 2027. I know that things have changed. Can he give a clear path to the rest of the workers? Everyone on the committee needs to get real about restoration. The national park statistics indicate that €5 million covers about 17 diggers for 240 days. We need to be realistic that some of Bord na Móna's bogs could not be restored for...

Topical Issue Debate: Beef Industry (17 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...to the judgments hanging over people's heads, we need a goodwill gesture such as a phone call by the parent company. Someone needs to stand up and be counted. The Minister of State might indicate how many times it is envisaged that the task force will meet. My understanding of the agreement that was reached is that four months notice is required before weights can be changed. Over...

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...to be mindful that there is a backlog and that these animals have to be killed shortly. To put it very simply, are we going to keep going down the road where we raise cattle under protected geographical indication, PGI, status, in feed lots, where they never see daylight and look out through a barrier or are we going to raise them, as we were brought up to do in natural farming, where...

Beef Sector: Statements (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...in the North under the nomadic rule. Cattle are shooting up and down today and Bord Bia gives them quality approval. There is something unusual about that. We also have to look at the protected geographical indication, PGI. As was said earlier, we are in danger of losing 70,000 farms that produce beef. We have 345 feedlots in this country. Should they be given PGI status if the...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...doing deals with Cambodia. From what I have read, the measures are similar to being shown a yellow card in a football match but a country can receive five yellow cards from the EU. If a country indicates it will change this, that or the other, the EU will say "Okay" and the country can plod along again. We know the history of the countries in question. We know about the rotten meat and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector and Climate Action Plan: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...breaks were given in respect of forestry because the Government could not get people to grow trees. It is not stated anywhere in the document who owns the carbon credits and there is no clause to indicate that the Government has them. I would like a response in that regard. We have dealt with a few cases in which a forestry zone that had not changed for ten or 12 years was reduced on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...change has led to them seeking such indemnity this year? Is it not that they do the work that is required under their current insurance cover and in compliance with the health and safety regulations? Why are they indicating that supervisors who have completed the three-day course necessary to allow them to erect signage and lighting will now be required to oversee the various works that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: .... Later, we found out that doing so had been against the law and that we were not covered by our insurance. Finally, however, the penny dropped after one of the storms down south and the State indicated that farmers who went out to do that work were covered by insurance because they were doing a public good. Can the same not be done in respect of Tidy Towns groups? I am not stating...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: UK Driving Licences (27 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...clarified. Deputies have listened to the people who have been going to these centres. We have heard that people had to wait three and four hours in a queue but the place then closed. The Minister indicated the opening hours. My understanding is that 11,000 licences have been issued and that 4,000 are being processed. There is a huge number of people looking for licences. Will the...

Recent Developments on Brexit: Statements (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...factories are doing and what our British counterparts are producing. We will know from the votes in the next hour if the UK will seek an extension. If at the end there is a hard Brexit, the UK has indicated that it will not put up a border between Northern Ireland and southern Ireland. Will we be forced by the European Union to put up a border or can we say we will not do it? We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...to smooth it out? I hear that the ESB would have to spend €700 million or €800 million in this regard. Is that right? Our guests and other members spoke about micro-generation. Our guests indicated that it is a case of making a guess where it is produced in small amounts, but I cannot see it being very complicated. Either one gives a price for something - be it 13 cent...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...legislation where these vehicles are used up and down roads. In fairness, they are used down the country for the right purposes such as bringing cows from one place to another. The vehicles have indicator and other lights on them and are roadworthy. We need to concentrate first on the safety measures required to save lives. I would be wary in going down the road of enforcing laws in...

Child Homelessness: Statements (28 Jun 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...a long time ago, not one council can sort this out without planning, which goes against the intention. Unless we start working on this, we will not solve the problem. The Project Ireland 2040 plan indicates that we will have between 225,000 and 290,000 more people in Dublin. However, we cannot house the numbers that are there at the moment. Are we going to think outside the box and...

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: One would wonder when we have approximately 2,500 practising GPs in this country why we have 10,000 practising solicitors. This indicates there is much work and money to be made, to be very blunt. Collectively, this Dáil has a responsibility: we can give out but we want solutions. We need to solve this problem collectively as small and medium enterprises all over the country are in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...tonnage of a crop such as straw while also reducing the input cost? If there is not, how far from such a situation are we? Do the witnesses have any input into genomic testing in cattle? They indicate that they do. There is a feeling among the many people to whom I have talked about this issue that the beef sector in particular has gone down a road in terms of genomics such that...

Topical Issue Debate: Western Development Commission (2 May 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...of State's party at one stage. Would that be fair to say? He has the belief that rural Ireland can be revamped. However, the statements we have read and what we have heard over the past week indicate that the man is totally frustrated with what has happened and he believes there is no commitment from Government. He is saying that there is lip service, but actions speak louder than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish to come in on something there. The assistant commissioner should indicate whether I am correct in stating they are criminal offences. Is that correct?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have been successfully placed in gainful employment as a direct result of participation on the jobpath programme broken down to indicate the numbers placed successfully by each company administering the scheme. [40012/16]

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2015: Second and Subsequent Stages (25 Nov 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...the decision to apply the tax to the truck and trailer, rather than going down the road of dropping one load and then having to go away on trailers and try to bring something in the back door. The Minister indicated he was examining various options regarding gross design vehicle weight. He should ensure the system remains simple because it is good for the country as it stands. Many...