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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am not talking about any specific area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Can Ms Muldoon forward the list to the Chairman after this meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If there was a conflict of interest, they would have to acknowledge that to the others.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Can Ms Muldoon send the list in question to the Chairman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Could we get it as soon as possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Can something be done through legislation or otherwise? We are dancing around. The fourth party here is nearly the invisible man. To be quite frank, he is the most important person. I am talking about the new person in the game. Everyone is saying he does not exist, but he is there. It is a question of whether we want to admit it. Can we use legislation or something else to make sure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Regardless of whether we want to shy away from this invisible man, we must appreciate that we are in danger of allowing conglomerates to come into this country to mop up these services. They have the money to do so. If we allow this to happen, the farmer will pay the price. Sadly, animals will pay the price as well because these services will not be as widely available. Can something be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Can it not be made mandatory that a practice has to be owned by a certified veterinary inspector or vet? It is fine if it is the bank or whoever. We are not talking about that. We are talking about hidden money coming in from overseas conglomerates. Can we not make sure the person who is paid is either an employee of a vet, or a vet who owns a practice? If we do not provide for such a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I beg to differ. I am from the west, which is generally the poor relation, and we have a very good veterinary service in many areas. Youngsters who want to go into veterinary medicine generally have to have 570 or 580 leaving certificate points. Many a person who might have 520 or 530 points and would never get in will head off to some other country to become a vet through another door. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Staff (25 Sep 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 117. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 18 June 2019, when a position (details supplied) will be filled in the primary care centre in Roscommon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38967/19]

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Deputy Sherlock for sharing his time. We need to acknowledge and tackle the 6% between hedgerows. There are whitethorns and blackthorns around this country that are not being allowed for one bit of carbon sequestration. That is evident on many farms, and indeed around cities in this country. It needs to be sorted. Deputy Eamon Ryan might get a shock to hear that I agree with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a special autism unit at national school level in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, to address and facilitate the needs of young children with autism in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39344/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank our guests for their presentations. No more than Senator Paul Daly, I want to hear our guests' thoughts about the forum and what they think it has achieved. Has anything been addressed through the forum in the line of hardship money? I know that people with a small farm might be working and, because they are working, they are out the door, so to speak. I will address the issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: To be clear, I am saying that there are instances in areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am not picking on one particular person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have listened to Mr. O'Leary. I worry about the family farm in Ireland, given some of the comments he has made, for the simple reason it seems to be a race to the bottom and no one minds what happens. A group of farming organisations may decide to come together with the members they represent. It was pointed out earlier by Ms Goggin that things are generally roughly the same price and,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Was it European?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It was reported as European. Why are we not doing that when there is suspicion? I accept it may be unfounded. Ms Goggin spoke about the large operator and the smaller operator. Does the commission ever look at procurement? The National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, has a procurement process for re-wetting peatlands. A guy with one digger, a laptop and bad broadband coverage is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On the chicken processing industry, substantial evidence has been given about some practices but nothing has happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have many examples of the mouse against the elephant. I am not blaming the NPWS as it is using the system in place. However, take the example of re-wetting a peatland and a small operator with one machine who lives in the back of beyond and does not have broadband. He has to go through all this procurement process and tick all these boxes. He is at a huge disadvantage compared with the...