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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 288. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has clarified with a company (details supplied) the number of properties now connected to fibre rather than passed in view of the removal of 300,000 properties from the national broadband plan as part of the fibre roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15826/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 290. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has engaged with hotels and large businesses in rural areas that have chosen to keep their business with their local provider rather than switching to fibre even though it may run past their front doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15828/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 291. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale regarding the approval of the move from a company (details supplied) to an organisation; if the organisation can be invited to the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15829/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank our guests for their presentations. There are places in the country where large numbers of cattle do not see grass because they are housed in sheds. Is that sustainable? Slurry is being exported to arable farms. Is that the way we should be farming in Ireland? It appears that there is a monopoly in certain sectors, with a large number of cattle that can be wheeled out during...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is fine. Reference was made to lighter carcases of 10 kg, 12 kg or 15 kg. Last Sunday when I talked to Mr. Joe Healy, I said there were 27,000 or 28,000 cattle when they were what I would call "right cattle". When we opted for smaller carcases, the number rose to 30,000 or 31,000. During the years, leaving out Brexit, cattle prices dropped every year. We are now at a figure of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There are 132,000-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We want to eat also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have just one point to make.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is the aeroplanes flying around the world that are doing it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They are not going to Libya or Saudi Arabia but to Spain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I talked about the environmental scheme and the suckler welfare scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What if a person is stopped from cutting and there is no income?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: A forest in which trees are ready to be cut, for example.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is hard to know about the carbon emissions aspect.

Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. Most Deputies cannot hit the Minister too hard. One thing I can say about him is that if he has money he will spend it. The problem is that he has the biggest part of the country to look after but, unfortunately, his Department does not have the biggest budget. Under the programme for Government in the past couple of years the local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (11 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there will be an increase to the mandatory minimum 500 metre setback distance for the construction of turbines nears homes in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17057/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I echo what my colleagues have said. We passed a motion on this issue and the Labour Court has given its recommendations. The work done by CE supervisors and workers is invaluable. We are losing these people around the country and we need to address that. Some of these contracts should be continued. The issue of pensions must be sorted out once and for all.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a replacement for a contract (details supplied) is reportedly being prepared by the HSE in view of the fact that the current contract only commenced in February 2018 for a three-year-plus contract period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17420/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 320. To ask the Minister for Health if he will permit the same HSE procurement staff and system to supervise the replacement tender for a contract (details supplied) without an independent review and audit taking place to ensure a repeat of the mistaken evaluation process does not occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Apr 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 321. To ask the Minister for Health if the current holder of a contract (details supplied) is to be compensated with public funding in order not to participate in the replacement contract due to legal contractual difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17422/19]