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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 609. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department's forestry licencing plan for 2025, particularly in terms of afforestation, roads, private felling licences and Coillte felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5931/25]

Response to Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister.

Response to Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter. It is nearly three weeks since this bomb hit the west, the midlands and the north west. It is good to see people coming back but, my God, three weeks is a long time. Eamon Ryan's dream of air-to-water heat pumps turned into a nightmare for most people. They were perished in their houses. Thank God a lot of people had a chimney. We...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: First, I wish the Tánaiste well in his new position. Two weeks ago tonight, the people of the west, the north west and the midlands faced one of the toughest nights of their lives with the after-effects of this storm. They are still being felt and will be felt into the future. On Saturday morning, the clean-up operation began, where local communities and contractors got together to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Will the Government give councils and local communities funding to make sure they can do a huge clean-up after this? There is a lot of debris.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the Tánaiste's comments on trees but this needs to put into a regulation and funded. No more of this talk can go on. We can never endure again what we are after enduring. Will the Minister for trade and enterprise look at small businesses that have been closed over the past week? Some of them are going into two weeks now. A lot of places do not have power yet. Will the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: -----the NBI broadband is running out.

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: You are not writing much.

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I addressed it. It is not about that.

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: You denied the letter. That is the problem.

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Who is he talking about?

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does the Deputy not know there was a contract between the ESB and farmers?

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: A distance of 20 m was fixed in the document.

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Obviously, he does not know.

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is the truth.

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is the Deputy saying there is no contract between the ESB and the farmers?

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Where? In the west of Ireland-----

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. I want to wish you the best. I also wish the Minister of State the best. On Thursday night and Friday morning of the week before last, devastation came upon a lot of families around the country, especially in the west, the north west and the midlands. While it was warned, some people were surprised by the devastation that happened. First, I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the students included in the €1,000 one-off reduction for the student contribution fee will also include those students that complete online study on a full-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2473/25]

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (23 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish the Taoiseach the best of luck. I say to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs that I listened to Mr. John Deasy the other day, and, my God, we have some work to do in America to build relations. I heard that our diplomats shunned the Americans on the side that is in now. We have some work to do. I wish the Tánaiste the best in that regard. On housing, it was...