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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If one pays for the report, is one not entitled to publish it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Maybe that is the case. I will move on. Are there plans to increase the rate of out-of-competition hair testing? What specific plans are there in that regard? Is it correct that 383 samples were taken in the first six months of 2021? I ask our guests to briefly address that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The witnesses basically stated that 5,000 samples will be taken in 2021 and one quarter of those samples will be taken on race days. Veterinarians are of the view that steroid use during training can improve performance, so why is the IHRB taking most of the samples on race days rather than trying to take them earlier in light of this problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is that being changed in the manner I suggested?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Wishing to do something and doing something are two different things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The witnesses have basically stated that Ireland is a world leader in drug sampling. Some 12% of runners were tested in 2019, compared with 15.5% in Britain, 17.5% in France and 31.7% in Japan. Do our guests stand over that claim in the context of those figures for 2019 in other countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: As regards our nearest neighbours, the rate is 15.5% in the UK.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The figures I have were provided by Mark Boylan of the Racing Post. That is what I have read. Does the IHRB intend to increase the rate of testing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one final question. I want to let in Deputy Flaherty. I noticed that a problem arose last year relating to smaller breeders. The Department was involved, as were authorised agents. When a foal is born, one is supposed to get a book but, mysteriously, these books were heading towards the owner of the stud. Why was that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The IHRB is not involved in that, is it?

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Section 181(2A) of the principal Act enables a Minister to order that certain developments carried out on his or her behalf by the Office of Public Works, OPW, are not required to abide by planning. Everyone agrees with that in areas such as the River Shannon, where there is flooding, or where there is a threat to life or property. However, section 9 of the Bill refers to the inclusion of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Decision-Making (7 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commencement of part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015; if the Director of the Decision Support Services completed and published the final code of practice; when the Act will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30472/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Health Service App from the United Kingdom or a certificate as proof of full vaccination will be accepted here thus allowing persons from Britain with proof of double vaccination to travel freely to Ireland without having to face mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30510/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of afforestation licences in the past three years that were approved by his Department within a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35810/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of afforestation licences that were approved by his Department within a month which did not progress to planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35811/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Assistant Secretary of his Department (details supplied) indicated at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and the Marine on 27 May 2021 that a request by an organisation to become a member of the CAP Post-2020 Consultative Committee was still being considered, despite the Minister of State in his Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way forestry has been discussed or considered during recent CAP negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35813/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I have a couple of questions. Ms Kavanagh spoke about research and development. Will that take five years or ten years? She has been on the working group. I am a bog man. I made it clear from the start when both Ms Kavanagh's group and the Department were in that I wanted to know how they would get over the European legislation and do screening for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I did not get answers to my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: With the permission of the Chair, I would like to ask a question. Mr. Dunne mentioned sub 30 ha, which is in reference to the High Court case that under 30 ha. does not require planning or appropriate assessment and so on. That relates to the people who could always work. Up to now, they have not been stopped, in my opinion. Is there a solution? If somebody has a bigger area, say 60 or...