Results 421-440 of 7,985 for speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Why has it changed in the last few weeks or months? This is all I am asking because this is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: And is the Department going back and looking at that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Does Mr. O'Mahony expect the €50 or €70 will be brought back up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish to mention a few more scenarios to our guests. I have seen the following happen in the west. Let us say a contract rearer takes in calves that will be kept as weanlings for the first year and later returned if they are dairy stock. The contract rearer is caught in the middle of an awful situation. How can that be resolved? Let us say I take in calves, rear them, bring them on and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I am trying to fathom the following. If the animals are tested for TB coming in and the farmer's animals had tested clear down through the years, what would be the cause of TB the following year? There are people who never had TB on their lands but, all of a sudden, even if animals were tested coming in as sucklers, next thing there is a TB outbreak. Perhaps I picked up wrong what Dr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Please tell me what that is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Unfortunately, some farmers have had a test but then more of their animals went down with TB so they had to get rid of the whole herd. Why must farmers in that situation wait four months before they-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Does the Department reckon that a lot of the bacteria will be gone by that stage?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: My next question is for Mr. O'Mahony. Farmers feel like they have to go through a lot of hoops to get their money. A lot of these farmers are in a tough financial situation. How efficient is the Department's system at ensuring farmers are paid?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one more question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: If a farmer has to clear their herd and get rid of it and they then do nothing for the four or six months, is there any money there for them for those six months? They cannot live on fresh air.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Is this just the thing for a person who is working or not working?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: That is provided if the whole herd goes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay. I thank Mr. O'Mahony for that.
- Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I support the Bill. It is very important that we have proper facilities and that family court proceedings, which are often difficult, can be carried out with dignity and respect for those involved. I support the Bill.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Michael Fitzmaurice: We will hardly even reach last year's figure but anyway, it might do. Regarding food aid, I remember a few years ago a plan was done out for how much we would give over a three-year period. We had actually paid a lot of it ahead of our time. I see there is a new figure for food aid. Why is that?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Michael Fitzmaurice: Organic is down 66%. What is the reason for that?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Michael Fitzmaurice: Why would it be paid out of environmental?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Michael Fitzmaurice: Deputy Kenny spoke about the ACRES budget. I know farmers got in on it and that is welcome. In fairness to the staff in Portlaoise they handled the BPS, CRISS, BISS, ANC, sheep welfare and the whole shebang. How come they are able to get all payments out perfectly but then in Wexford there are forestry schemes and ACRES and it seems to be the greatest nightmare that ever was. How come...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024) Michael Fitzmaurice: I know that.