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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I imagine that a statutory instrument can be struck out with the stroke of a Biro.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Does the Department ever tie in with gun clubs? I remember one time ago on Sundays there would be a fox hunt. It would be on foot. They would have dogs, drive them out and get them. Is any of that done?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: What are they doing differently?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: What is the definition of eradication? Am I right in saying that it is not zero? It is 0.2%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: My understanding was that cattle could only be sold locally. Was that proposed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Is the blood test 100%?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I hear that certain cattle would not have to be near a badger or deer because they could be in a shed and when they get stressed they show up with TB. Is this correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: What about a vaccine?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, earlier Dr. Barrett spoke about a vaccine for TB and it was mentioned that it would be dangerous. He said that given other countries we have to be careful how we go.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Is there anything that would be foolproof? Is it about eliminating the outside problems and trying to eliminate TB in badgers, deer and other animals? Badger-proofing yards is very interesting. Farmers should know more about making a yard badger-proof so they cannot get in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Dr. Barrett.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Mr. O'Mahony.
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (12 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision will be made on the applications submitted under the 2023 sports capital and equipment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55320/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 10 October 2023, if she will confirm the number of staff suffering from long-Covid who have had their employment terminated by her Department in particular (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55189/23]
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I want to thank the officials for the briefing they gave us on the Bill via Zoom a week or two ago. Planning in this country is in a total mess. We can bring in all of the legislation we want but at the end of the day it depends on what planning authority one is dealing with because there is no consistency in the planning system. It also depends on who is the director of planning and...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will commence for ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the specific section of the specific policy document that specified a maximum peat depth of 50 cm applied to the afforestation scheme in the last forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54368/23]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: This country is made up of a lot of SMEs. In fact, there are 23,000 SMEs that employ between nine to 45 people and a huge number of SMEs that employ larger numbers of people. Especially the smaller ones, in carrying out their day-to-day work, and especially in the groundworks and machinery side of the housing sector, many people have to go to a site to price a job and look after their...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Will the Taoiseach talk to the Ministers and get a bit of common sense into this for the sake of the survival of small businesses?