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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 274. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if adequate measures were put in place on Sliabh Ban, Doughill Forest, County Roscommon, to protect wildlife populations prior to the commencement of works on the Sliabh Ban wind farm project (details supplied), in view of the fact the frog spawning season has commenced and spawning areas have been disturbed by works undertaken to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Data (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 275. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applicants who applied for compensation under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme categorised by year from January 2011 to the end of December 2014 in Barroughter bog, (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9632/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Data (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 276. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applicants who received monetary compensation and turf deliveries categorised by year from January 2011 to the end of December 2014 in Barroughter bog, (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9634/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Data (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 280. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of compensation payments made to applicants which her Department has sought or is now seeking to have repaid to the Department categorised by year from January 2011 to the end of December 2014 in Barroughter bog, (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9702/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Data (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 284. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applicants who have applied for relocation, and the number of applicants who have been successfully relocated, from Barroughter bog (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9706/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Data (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 285. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of plot owners who were paid money for turf plots in Barroughter bog (details supplied) in County Galway under schemes other than the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme; the amounts paid to each recipient in such instances categorised by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9715/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 287. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applicants who did not meet the criteria of the turf cutting cessation scheme, that is, were not cutting turf on their plots in any of the five reference years, or where their plots are cut out and have no raised bog remaining, categorised by year from January 2011 to the end of December 2014, in an area (details...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 288. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of turf plots on which multiple compensation payments were made and the specific amounts paid for each such multiple plot, categorised by year from January 2011 to the end of December 2014, in an area (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9793/15]

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter. Everyone has to recognise the court of appeal and acknowledge its judgment. As previous Deputies have said, there is clearly a lacuna in the legislation. All of us have seen people who have been affected in one way or another by the use of drugs. There were protests against head shops in all parts of the country and rightly so, because...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (10 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to recent Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine eligibility land parcel identification system inspections on extensive farmland, his views on the potential environmental, economic, and social consequences for rural Ireland, as outlined in correspondence (details supplied) to the Minister for Agriculture, Food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (10 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria used by his Department's inspectors during inspections under the land parcel identification system to determine whether sufficient agricultural activity is present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10437/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (10 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria used by his Department's inspectors in determining under-utilisation when carrying out inspections under the land parcel identification system and land eligibility inspections on sites with Natura 2000 designations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10438/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (10 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department did not carry out the appropriate assessment process in advance of making significant reference area reductions on Cloghaun, Kilbeg, Kilnagappagh, Gortnaglev, Derrybrien West, and Keelderry commonages, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10439/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (10 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the precedence of two scenarios in respect of the European Union birds and habitats directives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10440/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (10 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 632. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the potential nature conservation implications for extensive farmland and upland Natura 2000 sites outlined in correspondence (details supplied) to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and recently published by the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association, supported by a range of environmental...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ireland is like a pet lamb following a bottle. Everything that Europe tells us to do, we go along and do it.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The large countries do what they want to do. We as a nation have given up on the pride we were always brought up with. Why do small nations not work together and decide to stand up and be counted? In a referendum a few years ago we were told European armies would not be put together, that it could not happen. Now we learn what is being said from media reports. I have not been here...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We are losing jobs due to bad EU legislation being brought in. Do we want to say we are the great people of Europe but we give out social welfare because we have no jobs for people? We have to decide and say what is good and what is bad. That is the way forward, working together with people. Each Deputy who is going away for St. Patrick’s Day should be proud of our country and not...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Votáil Uachtaráin) 2014: An Dara Céim [Private Members] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I commend Sinn Féin on this Bill. I acknowledge that the Government has appointed a Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora and Deputy Deenihan has forged links with groups in different countries. We should give people in these countries the choice of casting a vote because they are there through no fault of their own. Many of them keep up an interest in, and are as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Education and Training Provision (11 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the exact criteria for the training support grant from her Department nationwide, with particular emphasis on hazard analysis and critical control points training within the catering sector. [10607/15]