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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Data (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1015. 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 for the years 2011 to 2014, in Ardgraigue Bog (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12066/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Data (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1018. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of plot owners who were paid money for turf plots in Ardgraigue Bog (details supplied) in County Galway under schemes other than the current 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. [12069/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1016. 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 Ardgraigue Bog (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12067/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1017. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of bogs to which her Department has successfully relocated applicants from Ardgraigue Bog (details supplied) in County Galway, the number of plots available for relocating applicants in each of these relocation bogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12068/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coillte Teoranta Lands (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1019. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the area of bog owned by the State in Ardgraigue Bog (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12070/15]

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. As Deputy Mathews pointed out, it is difficult to know whether an individual is fitted at the age of 21 years to know about what is involved in going through life but perhaps some people started various things at a young age. As a nation, we should start by giving the diaspora the opportunity to vote in presidential elections. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the delegates and thank them for the presentations. I wish to make a couple of points and hope not to take up too much time. I understand from what the delegation said earlier that RTE gets phone calls from political parties that basically say "We want time, we need this and we need that". Does that happen constantly? Does the Government do the same? Is there an onus on RTE...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: My political group does not use such a process. It seems parties regularly ring RTE seeking to control or wanting to control a lot of the broadcast. Does RTE adhere to this? We heard about a programme where there was no one from a particular party on it for six weeks. They were then on it for the next six weeks. Basically, it was payback time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I did not interrupt the Deputy. Seven or eight months ago I would be at home watching the news on RTE about the situation in Ukraine and so forth. I would then come into Leinster House and speak to other politicians who were on committees and had gone to various countries. They can tell us what is going on in those countries. They are the camera where there is no camera, for example, from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not have contact with anyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one more question. It is about the Galway studio.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Staff numbers in the west were cut following the cutbacks in RTE a few years ago. I am not just talking about the west now but the south and the northern part of the country also. Does RTE envisage trying to give equal opportunities to people in all parts of the country?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that to ensure compliance with Regulation 27 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, he should have considered the appropriate assessment process prior to making significant reference area reductions on the Cloghaun, Kilbeg, Kilnagappagh, Gortnaglev, Derrybrien West and Keelderry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (26 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 10 March 2014, the specific criteria used by his Department's inspectors in making a percentage reduction on a land parcel, where it is determined that parts of the said parcel are not subject to an agricultural activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12460/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (26 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 10 March 2015, the reason, in accordance with Regulation 27 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, his Department did not consider the appropriate assessment process in advance of making significant reference area reductions on the Cloghaun, Kilbeg,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (26 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that by failing to inform commonage land owners of the presence of his Department's inspectors on their lands, his Department has not accorded these owners the right to refuse inspectors permission to enter onto their lands; his further views that this is non-discriminatory pursuant to the European Union direct payment...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of an exclusive report in last week's Irish Farmers' Journal of a proposal in Europe to get rid of 33% of Ireland's beef herd and 5% of its dairy herd, and with proposals that Ireland will increase its dairy herd by approximately 50%, his views that our agri-sector must be left alone to help our country; and if he will make...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Last week the Irish Farmers' Journal stated in an exclusive report, and the Irish Farmers' Journal claims to have seen the document, that it is proposed in Europe that 33% of Irish beef would have to go by the wayside, as well as 5% of our dairy sector, to comply with the 2020 targets. I know the Minister has referred to the matter. The Minister is alleged to have said yesterday that we will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Let us consider An Taisce and many of these bodies. Some people would rather see people sitting in their houses then actually out earning a living. We should know where we are coming from as a nation.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The same An Taisce probably does not want us to have houses in rural Ireland either. Anyhow, I believe we need to focus on what we are good at as a nation, which is agriculture. The Minister should check on the matter, but some of the larger countries in Europe have already put their hands up and said they will not achieve what they are supposed to achieve by 2020. If we are going to...