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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Data (7 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme in terms of herd size (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11357/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Under the Water Framework Directive, Ireland has obligations to follow. Throughout the past few years, small towns and communities have been able to get together to source funding for community sewerage schemes. In recent days directors of services have received letters from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government stating that it cannot give funding to community groups...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Directors of services have refused the people in various towns putting in their applications.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. Over a long number of years the delivery of incontinence wear has been hugely important to people in various parts of this country, including in very remote areas, where this service has been made available by the HSE. It has been invaluable, especially for families that are vulnerable or may have a vulnerable person in their house who...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but we know that there is a new contract. The problem is that one long-term contract was being issued. Let us be clear that there has been a very good service for many years. We, as public representatives, did not hear anything to the contrary. In recent months, however, most Deputies have been getting phone calls on this issue. Will the...

National Children's Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I compliment Deputy Mattie McGrath and the Rural Independent Group on tabling the motion. I ask how anyone reading the motion could vote against it but it is no more than many things that go on here, unfortunately, the same wagon wheel turns and the same fiasco keeps going. Are engineers, architects or quantity surveyors working on the PwC report? Generally, accountancy firms do not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 296. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to the national clinic in Beaumont Hospital that assists those affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis also known as motor neurone disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11599/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the rules to allow a beef animal which is fit for slaughter and from a quality assured farm to be sold in a mart and killed no more than three days later by the new owner to retain its quality assurance bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11776/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Data (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of carcasses graded by a given machine between when it was discovered to be working out of synchronicity and the last time it was inspected by a Department official (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12368/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions which have been made to facilitate the live export of beef animals in the event that high import tariffs are placed on Irish beef exports in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12369/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Data (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of factory-fit beef animals from Ireland slaughtered in meat plants in Northern Ireland in 2017 and 2018, respectively, and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12370/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 6 March 2019, when a factory must revert to using an approved manual grader; if there is a protocol for a farmer to follow if unhappy with the grade awarded to an animal which he or she sent to slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12413/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 513. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if approved manual carcass graders are employed by his Department or the food business operator when they are called upon in a situation in which a mechanical grading machine is found to be working out of synchronicity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12414/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In the programme for Government a commitment was made that within the first three months an application would be made by the Government to the EU for the western arc to be included in TEN-T funding. The commitment has not been honoured by the Government. I do not know where the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has gone but he does not seem to realise that with Brexit going on it is...

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support the motion. We can kick Ministers all we want but we need to acknowledge that the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, has brought in a few Bills to try to resolve the situation. Some Bills are being held up at the moment but the Minister of State should try to gazump the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill which will be held up for a while because of the person who is trying to...

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Only two minutes.

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support the motion and commend Deputy Catherine Martin and the women's caucus on bringing this forward. We must be honest and admit that there are statistics quoted in the motion of which we were not aware and that are frightening, such as that 50% of young girls find it difficult to afford sanitary products. We should also mention the vision of Dublin City Council, as outlined in the...

Recent Developments on Brexit: Statements (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. He is very obliging. There has been a vote in the past few minutes in the House of Commons, with an amendment rejecting a no-deal scenario being approved by 312 votes to 308 votes. I understand that the United Kingdom will now try to seek an extension, so I urge our Government to speak to people in Europe to ensure that is facilitated and a bit of common...

Independent Clinical Review of Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital: Statements (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to contribute. As has been pointed out, Portiuncula Hospital was opened in 1945. We have to be mindful of the parents who, unfortunately, did not have a good experience in the hospital and who lost their babies. We have to remember those tonight while we are having this debate. On the other hand, two of my three children were born there and, thankfully, everything...

Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which I welcome and will be supporting. We need, however, to recall the days when the country was in trouble. As was pointed out earlier, the then Minister for Finance said in the Seanad that the credit unions would require up to €1 billion. It was probably not his view as someone probably gave him that information. Regardless, it...