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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2006 of 24 March 2021, the procedures the Forestry Service inspectorate must undertake before notifying the landowner and forestry company of suspending or cancelling a licence; the person or body that issues final authority on any licences that have been cancelled or suspended; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2008 of 24 March 2021, the cost of the various reports on aspects of forestry issued by Council for Forest Research and Development over the past five years; the bodies or consultants that were used to produce these reports in the timeframe; the expenditure on reports compiled by the Council...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2011 and 2012 of 24 March 2021, if any licence that was appealed and went to the Forestry Appeals Committee has been either set aside, cancelled or sent back to the Forestry Service due to the fact that a Forestry Service inspectorate had carried out the screening process and was not carried...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the name of the two senior inspectors listed; the number of ecologists who are directly employed by his Department; the grade of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the number of the 32 grade three forestry inspectors listed in 2020 who are dealing with forestry licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the breakdown of the exact running costs of the Forestry Service in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the details of travel and subsistence payments, office rental, office supplies, IT and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a submission made in August 2012 by the NPWS (details supplied) regarding forestry licence applications was acted upon once received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the project manager for the woodland project was selected; the qualifying criteria needed to fill the role; if the new project manager will be focusing on two roles; if not, if they will they have to dedicate all of their time to the new role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/21]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: For the record, the Minister said that there was no such thing as a derogation. I have a document from Europe dated 16 March 2021, regarding the Council proposal GAEC 2, about the derogation to the eligible hectare standard rules. During the exchanges with the European Parliament, including the ITM, meeting on 16 March, the European Parliament expressed concern regarding the Council's...

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is quoting the European Council. If the Minister wants a copy of it, I will send it.

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I will send the Minister a copy if he wants.

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. The first thing to be said to the Minister, Minister of State, Government and officials is that we do not believe they are intentionally trying to take people away from the CAP. However, it is possible that none of them will here in five or ten years' time. That is not to wish them bad luck. Let us be very clear on what is happening; the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 922. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be notified of a decision in respect of its application for a new bus service submitted in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18218/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1003. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1004. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of the construction process for a proposed new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1005. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a proposed start-up date for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if funding is in place for the construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19165/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Records (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2234. To ask the Minister for Health if dossiers are held on persons (details supplied) historically or otherwise by his Department; if so, if these are related to the recent allegations in relation to dossiers held by his Department on children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20228/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry plantation application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20223/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Chairman for facilitating the meeting along with other members when Deputy Carthy and I put in the request. I welcome the different farming organisations. I have a few questions for them. Are they united that it is a worrying development that for the first time in 20 or 25 years there is a different meaning for both mineral soils and peaty soils when farmers seek single farm...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the officials for coming in. The CAP was brought in to subsidise the price of food. Why are all these different parts being put onto it which put more onerous conditions on farmers? I am asking questions one by one. My second question is on a document from the European Commission. It is clearly stated in five parts of the document that under the GAEC 2 this is a derogation for...