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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Can we get some idea of the cost? If every plant is going to get this disease, do we have any idea how many have it now? I understand that the witnesses may not know the situation around the country, but what percentage of trees have the disease now? Is there anything to prevent the disease from spreading, or is it just inevitable that it will? What would be the cost to cut to the chase...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What is the ideal scenario that will resolve this issue? Is it that people get their saws, cut down what trees are there, get the timber out, and then get a re-establishment grant and a grant for 15 years? What solves this? I know there is nothing to solve it at the moment but I am asking about Mr. White's opinion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How many trees are there per acre? Is it 1,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is three times more than the spruce.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am referring to the acre, not the ha. It is not 1,000 trees to the acre. Is that correct? It is 2.5 divided by 3,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I would like the witnesses to clarify something to ensure I picked it up right. Generally, when a person plants trees, they decide to go for ash, oak or whatever. The person employs a forestry operator who will do up the paperwork, look after them for a certain number of years and submit the proposal to the Department for the farmer. The witnesses said the Department decided what trees...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Obviously, all imported trees must have a licence which the Department would have given. Is that the nub of the issue, namely the licensing of trees which were faulty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In fairness, whether they were good for hurley butts has nothing to do with the ash dieback.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. I had to leave for a few minutes. We need to call a spade a spade here. In farming terms there is a saying that the day one buys is the day one sells. The day someone plants trees, after going through all the hoops, there should be a follow-on process for putting in a road so that he or she has everything the day he or she starts. That could...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In the line of business, there are some good things in the budget. It is welcome. We need to keep people employed in this country. However, I hope it is not cumbersome. That is the one thing I hope for, because if we make it cumbersome the reality is that we will lose many jobs. I love the way figures are done. I have just come from the agriculture committee. Voted expenditure last year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (14 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs and sheep killed in meat factories here with tags with a chip number of either 08261 region UK1-Northern Ireland or 08260 region UK0-United Kingdom in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the plants that the animals were slaughtered in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30494/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (14 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food business operators, FBOs, in which lambs and sheep were processed in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30495/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (14 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of slaughter tags for lambs sold in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30496/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (14 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs sold to factories by farmers in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 that killed out at over 22 kg carcase weight; the factory locations in which the lambs were killed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30497/20]

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value Added Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I hope this measure works but if people are not going into these businesses because of the restrictions, it will be fairly difficult to pinpoint the figure involved. I support the measure but have a specific question on it. Hairdressers are included but it is my understanding that if a hairdresser and a beauty salon are operating on one premises, the VAT rate for one service will be 9% and...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How any rural Deputy could support this baffles me. Any working couple in rural Ireland who needs a car or to heat a house will be at least €300 worse off next year. That amount will increase year on year until the difference compared with someone living in a city reaches approximately €40 per week. There are no alternatives. Show me where there is an electric tractor that...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Let the Government not twist and turn out of this. We are crucifying rural Ireland while also asking it to sequester this so-called carbon.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is there fresh water with that?

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome this opportunity to speak on today's budget. Like most people who have spoken on the supports for businesses affected, I welcome what has been provided. The devil will be in the detail of all of this, however. I state that because many people this evening think that something like €5,000 will jump out to them every week if they are shut down. From what I have seen,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (8 Oct 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 253. To ask the Minister for Health if further funding will be given to the disability services sector in view of the current conditions and additional costs to them for PPE during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29320/20]