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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I will give Ms Goggin an example.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am not talking about the Beef Plan Movement. What I am saying is that, for example, if several of us were to join Fianna Fáil, which is highly unlikely for me, or others join Fine Gael and they represent the people that wanted them to represent them, can they not go in because of who they represent and talk about the price because they are representing people?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Forget about the producer. I am talking about a farming body. Going down to a producer thing is no different. If I join a farming organisation, I do so because I believe it will do something for me. If it has 20,000 members or 50,000 members can it not collectively, because it has all the farmers in the country bar a few because not everyone will join a producer organisation either, go in...

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Why can a farming organisation not do it when it is representing the same people who might be in a producer organisation?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Mr. McHugh is not listening to what I am saying.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: What is the difference for a member of a producer organisation? If Deputy Rabbitte set up a producer organisation she would have membership of our club without being in the thing. What is the difference with a farming organisation such that when it goes into talks with factories or whatever it cannot talk about base price, but if it forms a producer organisation, it can go into the same...

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is there an obligation on the processors to engage with them because at the moment they are stonewalling. A farm organisation - a group of them together - might be boxed into a corner given what they are dealing with. They had to discuss price because there was a group of them together that represented most people in the country. At the moment if there is a producer organisation because...

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am not talking about them.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does Mr. McHugh not regard it as unusual that everywhere in the country €3.45 per kg is the price for a steer and €3.55 per kg is the price for a heifer? There is not even a difference of one cent or two cent between processors. Does Mr. McHugh worry about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have three questions. With regard to hedge cutting, I welcome the Minister's statement that councils can cut hedges all year round as a safety measure, whether in regard to road bends or otherwise. Is that subject to a notifiable action or must the councils to go through the National Parks and Wildlife Service? Has a council to fill up a form and send it off, stating that, for example, a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Generally, it is the local authority that cuts them. If it is out cutting at a bad bend or at a crossroads, does the local authority have to notify the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How much is left? I know there is a backlog.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: When does the Minister envisage that the rest will be paid back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In fairness, these people are burning the fuel now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I also raised the issue of the meeting with farmers about the designation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am not worried whether they know about me or not. I want to know if a budget is being put together for those farmers to try to resolve the issues. Obviously, there are 36 to 38 notifiable actions and farmers cannot farm their land in the same way. While some are designated for GLAS, has the Department put something together for the budget next week to resolve the issues?

Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: A couple of things need clarification. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, earlier stated that the carbon tax would not affect green diesel. He said this evening that there will be a rebate for farmers. Is that the case? Does that include the €20 per tonne that was previously announced? Will there be a rebate for contractors on the same diesel? I...

Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Will the Minister answer the question I asked?

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Last year the rate was increased to 6%. The people who were most affected were not those on the commercial side and the large conglomerates. We talked then about the small person in business and the smaller farmer. Today, in Resolution No. 4, 1.5% is added to the 6%. I know the Minister will say that is not the case for those with the green certificate, those under 35, if one is...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Deputy MacSharry said he is opposing it, but I suppose Fianna Fáil Members will sit on their hands. Hopefully, something can be introduced to give an option to the small farmer for transactions up to €200,000 because we are playing into the hands of the big conglomerates all the time.