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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Other committee meetings continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am not saying anything about the clerk coming in, and I am not criticising the clerk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What I am saying is that if a meeting goes on for four hours, it goes on for four hours. We should not be turfed out after an hour and three quarters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Will we have the answers back from the NTA for the next meeting?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Eligibility (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) should receive for the organics farming scheme each year since the commencement date of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14904/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) received for the organics farming scheme each year since the commencement date of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14905/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the area eligible under the organic farming scheme is 23.58 hectares for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14906/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Minister referred a few times to Teagasc giving him advice on the situation. Is that who advises him on the situation around the country? Would he agree that it got it very wrong when there were lorries basically coming off the boat when we decided there was a fodder crisis? The farmer organisations and co-operatives had moved and the farmers and the farmer organisations knew. What is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Chairman, can we get clarification in writing from the Department on some of the questions we asked about the old fodder scheme and when they would get paid and who is eligible to go into the new scheme?

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I commend Fianna Fáil on the motion. I heard a previous speaker saying that everyone supports small and medium-sized enterprises. Anyone who understands rural Ireland knows the reality is that members of the farming community keep many such enterprises alive in small towns by buying bags of meal and going into hardware shops. If we do not make sure we look after small farmers and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the increase in retirement age for public servants from 65 to 70 years of age will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16006/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 866. To ask the Minister for Health when construction will commence in Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15845/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 944. To ask the Minister for Health when a full residential place will be provided for a person (details supplied). [16235/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1049. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a knowledge transfer payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15143/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16396/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Trans European Transport Network Programme (18 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On a point of order, I commend the Deputy for raising this matter.

Topical Issue Debate: Trans European Transport Network Programme (18 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Just one second-----

Topical Issue Debate: Trans European Transport Network Programme (18 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I sat at the table with the Minister when the programme for Government was being agreed to.

Topical Issue Debate: Trans European Transport Network Programme (18 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The first thing that was agreed to was that the west would be included in the submission for TEN-T funding. I ask the Minister for a commitment in that regard.

Topical Issue Debate: Trans European Transport Network Programme (18 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Minister was able to spend €500 million in Navan.